Muva nje, ikusasa lezinye izinhlobo zeVolkswagen Group kuxoxwe ngakho kakhulu. Ngemuva kwamahemuhemu mayelana nokudayiswa kwe-Bugatti ku-Rimac nokungabaza ngekusasa lomkhiqizo we-Molsheim, i-Lamborghini ne-Ducati, nansi enye inzwabethi, kulokhu ehlotshaniswa ne-Bentley ne-Audi.
Ngokombiko we-Automotive News Europe, kubukeka sengathi iVolkswagen Group ihlela ukunika i-Audi ukulawula iBentley, kanti le ncwadi ithi uHerbert Diess, oyi-CEO yakwaVolkswagen Group, uyakwamukela lokhu.
Ngokwemithombo ecashunwe yi-Automotive News Europe, u-Diess ukholelwa ukuthi i-Bentley ingase ibe “nesiqalo esisha” ngaphansi kwenduku ye-Audi.
Ngokusho kwamaJalimane e-Automobilwoche (incwadi “yodade” ye-Automotive News Europe), u-Herbert Diess uthe: “I-Bentley ayizange iyidlule ngokuphelele “intaba” (…) uphawu kufanele ekugcineni lufinyelele amandla alo” .
Lolu shintsho lwaluzokwenzeka nini?
Yiqiniso, akukho kulokhu okusemthethweni okwamanje, nokho amahlebezi aphakamisa ukuthi i-Audi ingathatha i-Bentley kungenzeka ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Uma ukhumbula, indima ye-Audi kuVolkswagen Group ibilokhu ikhula ezikhathini zamuva nje, lapho inkampani yaseJalimane ithatha umthwalo wokuhola imizamo yeqembu yocwaningo nentuthuko.
Lokhu kulawula kungase kusho ukuthini?
Ngemuva kokuthi ngonyaka ka-2019 ibeke uhlelo lokuguqula izinto olungagcinanga nje ngokubuyisela enzuzweni kodwa nasekuqopheni ukuthengiswa, ngo-2020 iBentley yabona ubhubhane lweCovid-19 kanye nomcabango weBrexit wayiphoqa ukuthi ibuyekeze izibikezelo zakho.
Kodwa-ke, uma ukudluliselwa komkhiqizo waseBrithani ku-Audi kuqinisekiswa, uphawu lwe-Ingolstadt ngeke lulawule ukuthuthukiswa kwamamodeli we-Bentley kuphela kodwa futhi nemisebenzi yezobuchwepheshe nezezimali yomkhiqizo waseBrithani kusukela ngo-2021 kuya phambili.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaJalimane e-Automobilwoche athi isizukulwane esilandelayo se-Bentley Continental GT kanye ne-Flying Spur singasebenzisa inkundla ye-Premium Platform Electric (PPE) ethuthukiswa ngokuhlanganyela i-Audi ne-Porsche.
Imithombo: I-Automotive News Europe, Automobilwoche kanye ne-Motor1.