Audi is a German luxury and mass-market automaker founded in 1909, headquartered in Ingolstadt and part of the Volkswagen Group.
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Audi reports renewable electricity at all production sites and has met its 2030 Scope 1+2 target early. But emissions from vehicle use-phase remain massive and intensity-targeted, not absolute. The company's Dieselgate fraud—selling 590,000 vehicles with illegal defeat devices—remains the dominant fact: systemic environmental crime, resolved financially but historically unprecedented.
AUDI scores 34/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places AUDI joint 505th of 847 companies scored, and joint 4th of 24 in Automotive.
Where AUDI sits among automotive peers.
Among the 24 major automotive brands we've scored, AUDI is tied =4th of 24, with 1 other.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
EPA named Audi directly; VW Group paid $14.7 billion US settlements plus $2.8 billion criminal fine.
No quantified nature footprint, no TNFD-aligned disclosure, no deforestation-free third-party verified commitment.
However, total Scope 3 tonnage by category not publicly itemised.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Energy Source (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 4/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above AUDI.
Bentley operates a carbon-neutral UK factory with 100% renewable electricity, but hides absolute emissions figures across its supply chain and use-phase operations—the dominant impact category for a luxury car maker.
See the breakdown →Volvo Cars reports comprehensive emissions data and has adopted forward-thinking frameworks like TNFD, but undermined credibility by abandoning its 2030 all-electric target and weakening CO2 reduction commitments in September 2024.
See the breakdown →Aston Martin claims carbon-neutral manufacturing via offsets rather than emissions cuts, masking weak absolute reductions.
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Audi is a German luxury and mass-market automaker founded in 1909, headquartered in Ingolstadt and part of the Volkswagen Group. It manufactures over 1.7 million vehicles annually across multiple sites in Europe and globally. The company produces both internal combustion and electric vehicles.
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