Audi Has ALREADY RECALLED Its All-new e-tron SUV — Will THIS Negative Press Impact Its Sales?

The Audi e-tron may be stalling before its sales really even get started. We know this because the e-tron already has a recall.

Yes, already.

According to reports, the four rings noted that a seal can be breached. As moisture enters where the battery compartment, it may be possible for a short circuit to occur and, unfortunately, it can cause a fire. This accounts for over 1,600 e-tron vehicles.

While a recall is obviously not good for the launch of any product so soon, some vehicles are more immune to an impact than others. So, we've got to know: Do YOU think that Audi's recall is going to impact e-tron sales in a meaningful way?

Car4life1 - 6/12/2019 12:19:57 AM

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Who knows but it most certainly hasn’t hurt Mercedes EQC sales which is reportedly sold out for 2019 and likely for 2020 as well with inventory not being replenished until 2021

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/14/mercedes-benz-eqc-sold-out-for-2019-probably-2020/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/electrek.co/2019/02/14/mercedes-benz-eqc-electric-suv-sold-out/amp/

runninglogan1 - 6/12/2019 3:51:18 AM

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It's sold out because they're only making 15k. Lol.

Car4life1 - 6/12/2019 9:58:23 AM

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And the strong sold less than 1k last month, the model x around 1,500 units, so I’d say Benz is kicking ass, also they are now dong everything they can to reach maximum capacity of the EQC which means well over 15k more like 150k on top of adding a sedan as well

cidflekken - 6/12/2019 7:48:50 PM

+1 Boost

Did the EQC have a recall?

SanJoseDriver - 6/12/2019 12:25:54 AM

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The eTron got shamed at the Tesla investor event today. Range is less than the original 2012 Model S and it is the least efficient car per kWh of any major EVs for sale today.

mre30 - 6/12/2019 6:42:40 AM

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The eTron is a Q8 with batteries and electric motors.

Its basically a larger version of the electric Mecedes Benz B-Class from 2014.

SanJoseDriver - 6/12/2019 12:26:42 AM

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Also funny sidenote, etron literally means "shit" in french... oops.

MDarringer - 6/12/2019 7:47:04 AM

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And there is that LOL. The Etron is a total turkey. It's starting to feel as if Audi slapped something together in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal it caused and didn't bother to do proper engineering.

MDarringer - 6/12/2019 4:37:17 PM

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Hey SanJoseDriver! The voted us BOTH down for agreeing with each other.

TomM - 6/13/2019 7:33:06 AM

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Last year - Tesla recalled more than HALF of all the cars they have EVER built.

SMall recalls at the beginning of a product run are almost guaranteed - the price you pay for beta-testing completely new product. When you add in the inevitable recalls for software - it is highly likely that much of the early production will be recalled.