Audi’s profit drops 14% despite boost in global sales

Audi raises revenues by 12.4% thanks to electrics, but its profits fall by 14.4% and the crisis persists, not even counting Trump's tariffs.

Although sales have increased significantly, German carmaker Audi also posted lower profits at the start of 2025 than in the already poor first quarter of 2024. The company is now pinning all its hopes on new models. The Audi Group, which in addition to its core Audi car brand also includes the Bentley, Lamborghini and Ducati brands, ended the first quarter of this year with a net profit of 630 million euros. That is 14.4 percent less than a yea…

Audi had a crisis and now it looks a little better again, the Ingolstadters can definitely benefit from the current boom of electric cars in Europe. Overall, sales fell, in the first quarter of 2025 by more than 3.4 percent, but the electric cars are running against the trend. In the first quarter of 2025, Audi is able to deliver around 30 percent more electricity than in the previous year's quarter. This is strong. Not only the Q4 e-tron is pop…

The Audi brand is in crisis. Earnings in the first quarter are lower than in Q1 2024. New models are expected to bring about a reversal.

Audi’s profit drops 14% despite boost in global sales

Audi saw an increase in car sales in early 2025, but its profits still fell compared to the already weak results from the same period last year. The German carmaker is part of the large Volkswagen concern, which is now pinning its hopes on new models that should supposedly improve the situation. The Audi group, which in addition to its core brand also includes Bentley, Lamborghini, and Ducati, reported a profit of around 630 million euros for th…

Volkswagen reported a nearly 41% drop in first-quarter profit to 2.2 billion euros. Mercedes-Benz also reported poor results, and BMW will release its figures on Wednesday.