Audi plans to start SUV Q3 assembling at Indian plant
28 Nov 2012 4:53 AM IST
German luxury car maker Audi on Monday said it is looking to start assembling SUV Q3 in India at its Aurangabad plant. The car maker at present assembles sedan A4, A6 and SUV Q5, Q7 in India. It plans to have an installed capacity of upto 12,000 cars a year in the country within the next 18-24 months, a top company official said.
'We are planning to start assembling Q3 in India,' Audi India Head Michael Perschke said. The company has invested close to 30 million euros in India since its foray into the country in 2007. The company has about 7,500-9,000 units capacity at the Aurangabad plant with the commissioning of Q7 SUV assembly line.
'We have built a new assembly hall called hall-C... Now with a single shift in the new hall, our installed capacity is reaching out between 7,500 to 9,000,' he said, adding that if 'we go on higher shift we can go upto 12,000 units, depending on market condition.’
'We are planning to start assembling Q3 in India,' Audi India Head Michael Perschke said. The company has invested close to 30 million euros in India since its foray into the country in 2007. The company has about 7,500-9,000 units capacity at the Aurangabad plant with the commissioning of Q7 SUV assembly line.
'We have built a new assembly hall called hall-C... Now with a single shift in the new hall, our installed capacity is reaching out between 7,500 to 9,000,' he said, adding that if 'we go on higher shift we can go upto 12,000 units, depending on market condition.’
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