Audi Joint Venture en Chine approuvée pour une usine de 3,3 milliards de véhicules électriques

In 2020, Audi committed to a joint venture with China's FAW Group to produce luxury EVs. It's now coming to fruition.

Audi, Volkswagen Group's luxury marquee, has officially partnered with ChineFAW Group, basé à -, va commencer à construire une usine de véhicules électriques de 3,3 milliards qui sera exploitée conjointement. Selon divers rapports, les autorités chinoises ont approuvé le projet le 11 février 2022.

Audi a déjà établi un partenariat avec le groupe FAW pour fabriquer conjointement-des voitures à essence à Changchun. Cependant, il a signé un accord avec le groupe en octobre 2020 avec l'intention de produire conjointement des véhicules électriques de luxe à l'avenir.

A Volkswagen Group spokesperson officially confirmed the recent approval and provided the following comments. However, FAW Group hasn't yet provided a statement about the factory approval.

"The Audi FAW NEV project is an important cornerstone of Audi's electrification strategy in China."

"We are consequently pushing forward the relevant works in this project. The construction of the plant is planned to start in the second quarter of 2022."

Audi and FAW Group plan to begin construction of the plant this April 2022. It will be located in La ville de Changchun, qui est la capitale de la province de Jilin. Ensemble, les deux sociétés ont annoncé leur intention d'investir un total d'environ 3,3 milliards dans la prochaine usine en coentreprise.

According to Actualité automobile, initial production at the upcoming facility won't begin until December 2024. The factory will be able to produce some 150,000 EVs annually, with plans to manufacture three different models, including the Audi e-tron crossover.

The joint venture with FAW Group isn't Audi's only electric vehicle plan for China. In fact, Audi says that by 2025, a third of its car sales in China will be electrified models. In addition to FAW Group, the German luxury brand is also working with SAIC Motor, which is based in Shanghai.