Audi expands China operations

Audi is set to commence construction of a new, state-of-the-at production facility in Changchun which will be a key part of the brand’s future expansion in China. To be built in conjunction with Audi’s Chinese partner FAW, the new site for the production of all-electric vehicles using the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), will cover an area of around 150 hectares and will have a capacity of producing more than 150,000 electric cars annually when it is completed in 2024. Not only will the new facility be designed solely for the production of electric vehicles but it will also be CO2 neutral and fully connected.

“The Audi-FAW NEV Company will play a central role in our electrification strategy in China,” says Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG. 

“We are excited to have achieved another important milestone in the realisation of this project along with our partner FAW. Now we can give all our attention to the continued setting-up of the company as well as begin with construction on the new plant.”

The new site will set a new standard for the Audi production network, boasting state-of-the-art facilities for body construction, paint, press shop and final assembly line, as well as an in-house battery assembly plant.

The new plant in Changchun will be the first production site in China where only all-electric Audi models will be built, and with its projected annual capacity of more than 150,000 cars, the factory will play a central role in the continued electrification of Audi’s product portfolio for the Chinese market. Three models are initially slated for production at the site on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) codeveloped with Porsche. The first cars to roll off the line will be an electric SUV and an all electric limousine.