Audi A6: Now 'Made in India'

03 January 2008

Mumbai: Audi now carries the 'Made in India' tag.

The company has successfully commenced domestic production of the Audi A6 for the Indian market, which is one of the world's most successful luxury midsize sedans, at its Aurangabad site in the state of Maharashtra.

By 2015, over 2,000 units of the A6 should be rolling off the line, and Audi will have invested over €30 million in the production alone in India.

Starting in late 2008, the new Audi A4 will also be assembled locally. According to Audi's press release, With this step Audi the company is making a long-term investment in one of the world's most promising automotive markets, India.

''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.''

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