Audi commences production of A6 in India

Audi has started production for the Indian market of its luxury midsize sedan, the Audi A6, at its Aurangabad plant. By 2015, when over 2,000 units of the A6 should are expected to roll off the line, Audi will have invested more than €30 million in production alone in India.

Starting in late 2008, the new Audi A4 will also be assembled locally.

Audi A6Audi says that with the production in India, it is continuing the company's worldwide success story and growth trend, and is making a long-term investment in one of the world's most promising automotive markets. "Starting our own production there is the best way to adequately serve such a promising growth market like India," said Rupert Stadler, chairman of the board of management of Audi AG.

"India is one of the components of our Strategy 2015, which aims to achieve sales of 1.5 million automobiles per year worldwide. We want to be the most successful premium brand in India as well," Stadler said.

The carmaker has set up an exclusive assembly line on the premises of the group production facility in Aurangabad for production of the Audi A6. Here Audi consistently relies on the company's high worldwide standards.

Cutting-edge technology and highly skilled employees are the key to efficient production: the Indian team has been intensively prepared for their jobs with extensive training at the Audi plant in Neckarsulm.