Audi ends A8 production at Neckarsulm, plans a successor

Audi has built its last A8. The final car left the line at Neckarsulm, Germany, in mid-October, closing a 32-year run at the plant, Motor1 reports, citing Auto Motor und Sport.

The sedan has been made there since 1994, when the first generation arrived with aluminum Space Frame construction. The current generation dates to 2017 and was facelifted in 2021. Audi stopped taking individual orders in Germany in February, so buyers there have been choosing from cars still in stock.

A successor is planned, but details are thin

Audi has committed to a replacement. Marcel Bestle, an Audi A8 spokesperson, said in April: "The decision on an A8 successor has been taken and we intend to present it towards the end of this decade."

Where it would be built is unclear. Autoevolution relays a report from Automobilwoche, dated Oct. 8, that Volkswagen's production plan would put the next A8 in Porsche's Leipzig plant, no sooner than 2030, sharing underpinnings with the next Panamera. Neither Audi nor Porsche has confirmed it.

Also open: whether the successor will be electric, plug-in hybrid or combustion, and when it will be revealed or go on sale in the US.

The Q9 is the flagship for now

In the meantime, the top of Audi's range is an SUV. Autocar describes the Q9 as a full-size model above the Q7, built in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Audi's flagship until a successor arrives. CEO Gernot Döllner said "The Audi Q9 will be the new flagship of the Audi portfolio" and called it a particularly important model for the US.

Neckarsulm's freed capacity will build the A5 Sedan and A5 Avant plus their S and RS versions. Autoevolution reports the A8 remains on sale in the United States, with minor tweaks to carry it through the 2027 model year.

Used S-Class prices edge up, 7 Series holds

In listings we tracked through Nov. 7, 213 used Mercedes-Benz S-Classes were for sale at a median asking price of $12,800. Asking prices for comparable cars rose 2.9% between July and November 2026. A typical S-Class takes 75 days to leave the market, and we rate its market temperature balanced.

The BMW 7 Series is a bigger pool: 3,133 used 7 Series are listed at a median of $34,800. Comparable asking prices held steady from July to November 2026, and a typical car takes 92 days to leave the market. Across the brand, 558 used Audis are listed at a median of $84,700.

Three rival cars priced under fair value

A black 2023 S 580 4MATIC with 53,384 miles in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, asks $56,999, about $11,500 under its fair value and rated a great deal. It has been listed only two days, and the S 580 4MATIC market shows how it compares with similar cars.

A black 2009 S 63 AMG in Miami, Florida, has 163,500 miles and asks $8,400, about $4,500 under fair value after 36 days listed. With that much time on the market, a buyer has room to ask for less, and W221 S 63 AMG listings give a basis for the offer.

The biggest discount of the three is on a white 2025 BMW 760i xDrive with 3,246 miles in Cordova, Tennessee. It asks $75,294, about $21,000 under fair value, and has been listed 17 days. A gap that large on a nearly new car is worth checking against other 760i xDrive listings.