Audi in talks to buy Chinese automaker SAIC Motor's EV platform

Audi in talks to buy Chinese automaker SAIC Motor's EV platform

SAIC Motor Corp's logos are pictured at its booth during the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing, China April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Germany’s Audi is in talks with SAIC Motor Corp to buy an electric vehicle platform from the Chinese state-owned automaker, two people familiar with the matter said, an unprecedented effort to shore up market share.