Audi is undoing some of the changes it planned to make to its naming strategy in regard to all-electric vehicles. Rather than having separate model designations for gas and electric cars, it will revert back to simply having the latter use the e-tron suffix to avoid having to rename a significant portion of its existing lineup.

Audi is once again changing the way it names cars.In March 2023, the company announced it would assign even numbers to EVs and odd numbers to internal combustion vehicles.Well, less than two years later Audi has decided to return to its traditional way of labeling cars.

Audi is going back to its original naming strategy in which a number in a model's name refers only to the size or positioning in the lineup.

Numbers will once again refer only to a model's size and positioning in the lineup, Audi said in a press release. The letters A and Q will remain as differentiators between cars and SUVs, respectively, rather than powertrain type, meaning electric and combustion models can now share the same alphanumeric combination, Audi confirmed.

The new naming strategy with odd numbers used on ICE-powered cars and even numbers for EVs, caused confusion, so Audi is dropping it

Audi has taken a u-turn on its new model naming strategy that was introduced in 2023 that differentiated its combustion engine line-up from the electric ones. This decision has been a result of customer feedback that the new system was causing confusion among buyers.

The change comes just two years after Audi introduced distinct names for electric and internal combustion vehicles.

In a press release, Audi board member for sales and marketing Marco Schubert explained that the reason for this change was to "provide intuitive orientation for all customers worl

Audi has reversed the confusing model naming scheme that it assigned two years ago, bowing to feedback from its customers and dealers, the brand said. Introduced in early 2023, the model naming structure designated even numbers to its electric car range,

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