Audi to add Q2 model in expansion of SUV line

FRANKFURT: Audi AG will add a sport utility vehicle and revamp an existing SUV next year as the luxurycar unit of Volkswagen AG widens offerings in the auto industry’s fastest growing model segment.

The company will bring out the Q2 compact SUV and revise the Q5 as part of a spending program exceeding 3 billion euros (US$3.29bil) for 2016, the Ingolstadt, Germanybased manufacturer said in a statement. Audi is committing to a batterypowered model by 2018 and expects to have a lineup of 60 cars and SUVs by 2020, it said.