Inovev forecasts 200,000 units of the new Audi Q3 SUV per year
- The Audi Q3 C-segment SUV was born in 2011 after the launch in 2005 of the Audi E-segment SUV, the Audi Q7, and then the Audi D-segment SUV, the Audi Q5 in 2008. The Q3 has always been among the brand's best-selling SUVs, but always behind the Audi Q5, which sold better in China and North America. The Audi Q3 was first produced in Spain, then in China and finally in Hungary. In 2024, the Audi Q3 was produced in 167,107 units, including 128,379 in Hungary and 36,122 in China, volumes in decline compared to 2023 and 2022, which prompted the carmaker to launch a new generation of the Q3 in 2025. It is noted that this replacement was faster than that of the Audi Q2 B-segment SUV which dates from 2016 and which has still not been replaced.
- The new Audi Q3 is first presented in an estate version but will also be offered in a "Sportback" version in a few months. The new Q3, which competes with the BMW X1/X2, as well as the Mercedes GLA/GLB and Volvo XC40, will be offered with 1.5 (148 hp ) and 2.0 (200 hp and 263 hp) petrol engines, 2.0 (148 hp) diesel and plug-in hybrid (268 hp) based on the 1.5, but no battery electric version is planned. This will still be reserved for the Audi Q4 in the same segment. It should be noted that this lack of electric motorization will remain a handicap for the Chinese market.
- The new Q3 is based on the VW Group's MQB platform, also used by the Volkswagen Tiguan and Tayron, among others. While it looks similar to other Audi SUVs, the Q3 actually shares most of its bodywork, including the doors, with the Cupra Terramar, unveiled a year ago.
- The Q3 will be produced in Gyor, Hungary (alongside the Cupra Terramar) at 140,000 units per year and in Changchun, China (at FAW) at 60,000 units per year, or 200,000 units per year in total.