‘The Audi Q1 is part of our broad-based SUV strategy. It is designed on the basis of the modular transverse engine concept and will round off our Q series at the bottom end,’ stated Rupert Stadler, chairman of the board of management of Audi AG.

The latest addition to the Audi’s Q model family will bring the carmaker’s total product line-up to over 60 models and will be produced at Ingolstadt alongside models including the A3 and A3 Sportback and the A4/A5 family. 

No details of engine line-up or pricing have been announced.

In a statement, Audi said: ‘As an attractive entry into the Q family, the new model will make a strong contribution to the company’s ongoing growth and will strengthen its international competitiveness.’

The Q family currently comprises the Audi Q3, RS Q3, Q5, SQ5 and Q7. Overall, Audi has produced and delivered more than 1.5 million Q family models since the market launch of the first SUV in 2006.

The new model range comes as Audi targets total unit sales of more than two million cars each year by 2016.