{"id":22982,"date":"2025-02-05T17:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T11:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/blog\/?p=22982"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:28:18","slug":"audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-scraps-odds-and-evens-naming-strategy-to-split-electric-from-combustion-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-scraps-odds-and-evens-naming-strategy-to-split-electric-from-combustion-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi to change its naming structure, scraps odds-and-evens naming strategy to split electric from combustion models"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22982\" class=\"elementor elementor-22982\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7100eb19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7100eb19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20528cba\" data-id=\"20528cba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e7ab7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e7ab7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-Cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23052\" alt=\"Audi to change its naming structure, scraps odds-and-evens naming strategy to split electric from combustion models\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-Cover.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-Cover-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-Cover-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-Cover-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c952dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c952dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Differentiation according to size and positioning independent of powertrain type<\/li><li>Marco Schubert, board member for sales and marketing: \u201cWe are providing intuitive orientation for all customers worldwide\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6795703e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6795703e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe luxury carmaker announced the plan in a press release stating plans to &#8220;[heighten] clarity for customers through global standardization of model names, it was abandoning this approach following feedback from customers and dealerships.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2f305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca2f305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstead, the automaker will revert to its original naming strategy, in which the number in the name reflects only the model&#8217;s size or position in the lineup.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdc1ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fdc1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/audi-cars\">Audi<\/a> says it\u2019s A and Q lettering will still apply to formally separate its conventional cars from its SUVs, and it will still termed as the particular bodystyle with Sportback, Saloon or Avant \u2013 should it be required. S and RS shall also remain as per current convention.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e154d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4e154d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-IMG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23053\" alt=\"Audi to change its naming structure, scraps odds-and-evens naming strategy to split electric from combustion models\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-IMG.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-IMG-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-IMG-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audi-to-change-its-naming-structure-IMG-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af9d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af9d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThis decision is the result of intensive discussions and also follows the wishes of our customers as well as feedback from our international dealers,\u201d says Marco Schubert, Member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG. \u201cOur nomenclature now provides all customers worldwide with an intuitive orientation in our portfolio. We choose the names of our models in a way that reveals size and positioning at first glance.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb64cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebb64cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoing forward, the global alphanumeric model name will consist of one or more letters and a number. The letters A and Q continue to signify the distinction between low-floor and high-floor vehicles. The numbers \u2013 currently from one to eight \u2013 enable a clear classification independent of the type of powertrain. As a result, the previous distinction between different drivetrain technologies according to even and odd model numbers no longer applies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153bd25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"153bd25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMoreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/audi-cars\">Audi<\/a> has no plans to change the current names for existing models. 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