Audi A1 and Q2 production ends after more than a decade

Production of the Audi A1 supermini and Q2 crossover has come to an end after more than a decade.

Audi recorded 1,389,658 deliveries of the A1 since its launch in 2010, while a total of 887,231 Q2s have rolled off the production line since it arrived in 2016.

Audi said the models were particularly popular in Germany, the UK and Italy.

They will not be directly replaced: Audi is moving away from building small and more affordable cars to instead concentrate on the more profitable core of the premium sector. 

The incoming A2 E-tron, a sub-£30,000 EV based on the Volkswagen ID 3, will effectively take their place in the line-up, becoming the new entry-level Audi.

The German brand's smallest combustion-engined models are now the A3 hatchback and Q3 SUV.

The demise of the A1 frees up space on its production line in Martorell, Spain, for the Volkswagen Group’s forthcoming range of small EVs: the Cupra Raval, Skoda Epiq, Volkswagen ID Polo and Volkswagen ID Cross.

Similarly, the Q2 makes way for the new A2 E-tron to be built at Audi's home base in Ingolstadt, Germany.

In addition, the company confirmed its new flagship sports car will enter production next year. Based on the minimalist Concept C and inspired by the TT, it will be built by Audi Sport at its Böllinger Höfe plant.

As previously reported by Autocar, its current halo model – the E-tron GT, which is assembled in the same factory – will be discontinued in due course to make space for the new sports car.