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Audi Recalls Over 9,000 Q4 E-Tron EVs for Battery Fires

Volkswagen is recalling 9,048 units of the Audi Q4 E-Tron and Q4 Sportback E-Tron due to potential high-voltage battery defects that could trigger a vehicle fire. The campaign impacts select 2024 and 2025 model-year vehicles. While engineers work to establish a permanent fix, Audi is…

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The ID.4 was meant to be Volkswagen's electric Golf moment, the car that would make battery power normal for ordinary families. Launched in 2021 on the MEB platform, it is a compact crossover with a roomy cabin, a smooth ride and a deliberately calm character, built in Germany and, for North America, at the company's plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was among the first serious rivals to the Tesla Model Y from a legacy automaker.

Owners like the space and comfort, and rear-drive and all-wheel-drive versions cover most needs. The early cars were dinged for sluggish, buggy software, touch-sensitive controls and slower charging than the best rivals, and Volkswagen spent years issuing updates and adding physical buttons and better screens. Recalls have been a recurring theme, including a recent battery-related campaign in which some owners were told to limit charging to 80 percent while a fix is prepared, a recall that also reached the related Audi Q4 e-tron.

In a crowded field it faces the Model Y, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Chevrolet Equinox EV, Ford Mustang Mach-E and Skoda Enyaq. Its American fortunes have been shaped by tax-credit changes and shifting demand, and used-market depreciation has made early examples tempting bargains for buyers willing to live with the older software. Its long-term reputation will depend on how cleanly Volkswagen resolves the battery recall. The news collected here covers recalls, software updates, price changes, range tests, production decisions and what comes next for Volkswagen's electric lineup.

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Volkswagen's mainstream electric SUV, built in Germany and Tennessee, a comfortable Model Y rival shaped by software fixes, price cuts and recalls.

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