Price rise alert! Audi just made ALL its cars more expensive in Australia for 2022

[Steve Q]

Audi Australia has lifted pricing across its entire product range for 2022 by as much as $7600.

According to Audi Australia corporate communications manager Shaun Cleary, the brand has passed on the increased cost of production as the industry battles with the ongoing global pandemic and shortage of semi-conductors.

“This action reflects Audi’s continued commitment to its successful product strategy: a very high level of features in all segments, as expected by premium buyers,” he said.

“The price increase has been brought about by rising material costs and continued supply challenges that are affecting Audi, like other manufacturers and other industries around the world.” 

As such, no changes to specifications or equipment are made in line with the price increases, and the changes will apply to all 2022-built vehicles, with the first shipment due to land in March.

 

At the cheaper end of the range, the Audi A1 shoots up by $600 in each variant, with the range now kicking off at $33,800 before on-road costs.

The A3 small car range – encompassing sedan and Sportback – is also up $300 across the board, while the more potent S3 and RS3 models have increased by $800. 

The A4 line receives a bigger increase in price, ranging from a $2100 in the A4 35 TFSI S-line sedan to $4500 in the RS4 Avant.

Likewise, the A5 range that includes coupe, Sportback and cabriolet jump up between $3000 and $4900 depending on grade.

Meanwhile, the A6 range is up between $3700 and $6300, but it’s the A7 line-up that have the biggest increases, with the 45 and 55 grades up $5700, the S7 increasing by $6400 and the top-spec RS7 jumping $7600 to $237,000. 

Rounding out Audi’s passenger car range is the TT coupe, which is up between $2900 and $4100.

Moving to SUVs, the Q2 is now $1600 more expensive across the board, while the Q3 and Q3 Sportback models jump up between $2000 and $3300.

As for Audi Australia’s most popular model, the Q5 mid-size SUV, prices are up $2800-$3900, while the mechanically related Q5 Sportback is up $3500-$3900.

Audi’s Q7 moves up $4000-$4400 depending on grade, while the Q8 is up $4900-$7400. 

Finally, all variants of the e-tron electric car range steps up $2800 barring the newly introduced e-tron S Sportback that moves up only $2700.

In 2021, Audi Australia sold 16,003 vehicles, slightly above 2020’s 15,868 tally.

However, for the first month of 2022, Audi Australia’s sales dropped a noticeable 46 per cent compared with January 2021, with each of its lines – barring the Q5 that has been boosted by the newly-introduced Q5 Sportback shape – recording double-digit percentage declines. 

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/price-rise-alert-audi-just-made-all-its-cars-more-expensive-in-australia-for-2022-85838

[Stevey Y]

42 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

Audi Australia has lifted pricing across its entire product range for 2022 by as much as $7600.

According to Audi Australia corporate communications manager Shaun Cleary, the brand has passed on the increased cost of production as the industry battles with the ongoing global pandemic and shortage of semi-conductors.

“This action reflects Audi’s continued commitment to its successful product strategy: a very high level of features in all segments, as expected by premium buyers,” he said.

“The price increase has been brought about by rising material costs and continued supply challenges that are affecting Audi, like other manufacturers and other industries around the world.” 

As such, no changes to specifications or equipment are made in line with the price increases, and the changes will apply to all 2022-built vehicles, with the first shipment due to land in March.

 

At the cheaper end of the range, the Audi A1 shoots up by $600 in each variant, with the range now kicking off at $33,800 before on-road costs.

The A3 small car range – encompassing sedan and Sportback – is also up $300 across the board, while the more potent S3 and RS3 models have increased by $800. 

The A4 line receives a bigger increase in price, ranging from a $2100 in the A4 35 TFSI S-line sedan to $4500 in the RS4 Avant.

Likewise, the A5 range that includes coupe, Sportback and cabriolet jump up between $3000 and $4900 depending on grade.

Meanwhile, the A6 range is up between $3700 and $6300, but it’s the A7 line-up that have the biggest increases, with the 45 and 55 grades up $5700, the S7 increasing by $6400 and the top-spec RS7 jumping $7600 to $237,000. 

Rounding out Audi’s passenger car range is the TT coupe, which is up between $2900 and $4100.

Moving to SUVs, the Q2 is now $1600 more expensive across the board, while the Q3 and Q3 Sportback models jump up between $2000 and $3300.

As for Audi Australia’s most popular model, the Q5 mid-size SUV, prices are up $2800-$3900, while the mechanically related Q5 Sportback is up $3500-$3900.

Audi’s Q7 moves up $4000-$4400 depending on grade, while the Q8 is up $4900-$7400. 

Finally, all variants of the e-tron electric car range steps up $2800 barring the newly introduced e-tron S Sportback that moves up only $2700.

In 2021, Audi Australia sold 16,003 vehicles, slightly above 2020’s 15,868 tally.

However, for the first month of 2022, Audi Australia’s sales dropped a noticeable 46 per cent compared with January 2021, with each of its lines – barring the Q5 that has been boosted by the newly-introduced Q5 Sportback shape – recording double-digit percentage declines. 

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/price-rise-alert-audi-just-made-all-its-cars-more-expensive-in-australia-for-2022-85838

Oh, well what a shock I bet no one would ever see that one coming.

[Steve Q]

29 minutes ago, Stevey Y said:

Oh, well what a shock I bet no one would ever see that one coming.

Too true Steve. But new cars in general are getting too expensive. 

[Stevey Y]

5 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

Too true Steve. But new cars in general are getting too expensive. 

Hi Google in Mercedes owner £15,000 battery replacement, he paid £27,000 for the car four years ago and its now worth £12,000 at eight years old if its on its toes, his will be worth that if he buys a new battery for £15,000 and pays the £200 an hour to fit it, most expensive front garden ornament I ever heard of and scrap its worth £500 if he can find a scrap merchant thats licensed to dismantle it, as for the manufacturers I wonder what they will do when they price most of their customer base out you would have thought they would have learned from the lockdown when that near crucified them with the drop in sales, no they are just like all the the rest of the greedy corporations they are trying to claw back the loses which any decent accountant will tell you is and never will be feasible. I have a recurring nightmare that all forums in the future will be called the Electric Owners Club and the stock answer to any problem will be GO TO YOUR NEAREST DEALER as no one else will be able to fix it, then as an owner you might as well ask if they will take your house as part payment or alternatively buy a Horse to get about on, and you know what the weather will still do whatever it wants I liked Shytots quote about living in caves and eating vegetables whilst still being cold.

Steve.

[Steve Q]

11 hours ago, Stevey Y said:

Hi Google in Mercedes owner £15,000 battery replacement, he paid £27,000 for the car four years ago and its now worth £12,000 at eight years old if its on its toes, his will be worth that if he buys a new battery for £15,000 and pays the £200 an hour to fit it, most expensive front garden ornament I ever heard of and scrap its worth £500 if he can find a scrap merchant thats licensed to dismantle it, as for the manufacturers I wonder what they will do when they price most of their customer base out you would have thought they would have learned from the lockdown when that near crucified them with the drop in sales, no they are just like all the the rest of the greedy corporations they are trying to claw back the loses which any decent accountant will tell you is and never will be feasible. I have a recurring nightmare that all forums in the future will be called the Electric Owners Club and the stock answer to any problem will be GO TO YOUR NEAREST DEALER as no one else will be able to fix it, then as an owner you might as well ask if they will take your house as part payment or alternatively buy a Horse to get about on, and you know what the weather will still do whatever it wants I liked Shytots quote about living in caves and eating vegetables whilst still being cold.

Steve.

Yep I saw the story and the quy is local.to me. Unfortunately this will be the future, cars not even living to 10 years old, and the public haven't yet twigged! Plus the increase in energy will show the electric car to be no cheaper to run. 

A horse could be a logical alternative if it comes to it, could you imagine. Or a cycle! 

But if they do price us regular people out of cars then either the market will crash, or prices will explode to compensate it. Which would mean an a3 would cost at least 100k at a guess. Then they'd definitely be for the super rich.