Audi starts production of new Audi A4 in India

01 October 2008

Mumbai: Audi today said it had stated the local assembly of the new Audi A4, which it launched in India this July.

The A4 is being made at he group's plant at Aurangabad and becomes the second maodel to bemade locally, since the A6.

"By 2015 we will have built a total of some 11,000 Audi A4 and 7,000 Audi A6 models in India, while investing over €30 million in our Indian production site,''  said Frank Dreves, member of the board of management for production at Audi AG.

Peter Schwarzenbauer, member of the board of management for marketing and sales at AUDI AG.  ''India is one of the most important future growth markets for Audi. Compared with last year, our vehicle sales in the first eight months of this year grew by over 190 percent to some 700 units.''

''We are in a great position to establish the Audi A4 successfully in the long term on the Indian market. We are also making excellent process with our dealer network, which is currently being expanded to twelve locations.''

50 employees work in completely knocked down (CKD) production, which takes place in an exclusive part of the Group plant in Aurangabad.  Assembly is in accordance with the worldwide quality standards of AUDI AG.