When reports surfaced that Porsche might ditch the electric Boxster and Cayman, it didn't take long for rumors to suggest that Audi's version would suffer the same fate.
In a statement to Motor1, spokesman Daniel Schuster dismissed the rumors as pure speculation, insisting that the Concept C remained on track.
Now, the company's CEO has stepped in to assure employees working on the project that the sports car has a bright future, reports the Telegraph.
According to an internal letter seen by German regional newspaper Donaukurier in Ingolstadt, where Audi calls home, Gernot Döllner dismissed rumors of the vehicle's cancellation: "The delivery of the platform by Porsche is not in doubt."
He added that the jointly developed electric performance vehicle "is progressing in good cooperation between Team Porsche and Team Audi."
It remains unclear whether this also means that Porsche is fully committed to the electric 718, first announced at the beginning of the decade.
Battery-related issues are said to have hampered development, although Zuffenhausen has never confirmed any technical issues.
Officially, the Boxster and Cayman without internal combustion engines are still being produced and are expected to be launched in the coming years.
Well, provided the company's new CEO, Michael Leiters, doesn't give up, a possibility raised in a Bloomberg report.
Audi has confirmed that the platform is being developed exclusively for electric vehicles. While the Boxster and Cayman will return with petrol engines later this decade, they will not share the architecture of the electric model.
The C concept is scheduled to launch next year in a single body style, retaining the show car's electrically operated roof.
Audi previously described the Concept C as a "TT 2.0" moment, bringing a new design language, a return to higher-quality interiors and the return of some physical controls.
Abandoning the car at this stage, especially after its big promotion, would further damage the company's image after years of trailing BMW and Mercedes in the luxury race. /Telegraph/
