Audi, FAW’s NEV joint venture to break ground on plant in Changchun this month

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Audi FAW New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd. will break ground on its manufacturing site in Changchun city, the capital of China’s Jilin province, on June 28 and plans to complete the construction by the end of 2024, according to a local media channel.

The new plant in Changchun will be the first production site in China where only all-electric Audi models will roll of the line. With an annual capacity of more than 150,000 cars, the factory will play a key role in the continued electrification of Audi's product portfolio for the Chinese market. It will produce all-electric vehicles based on Audi's PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform co-developed with Porsche. Three models will be introduced to the plant in the first phase, including the A6 e-tron sedan and the Q6 e-tron SUV.

Production areas at the plant will include a press shop, body construction, paint shop, and final assembly line in addition to an in-house battery assembly. A completely new IT architecture will be put into place to network all site processes.

Audi signed a MoU (memorandum of understanding) with FAW Group in October 2020 to jointly produce premium NEVs in China through a joint venture, namely, Audi FAW New Enery Vehicle Co., Ltd.

The joint venture was incorporated in March 2021, according to the corporate database Tianyancha. FAW Group owns 40% of the joint venture, while Volkswagen and Audi own the other 60%. It is the first cooperation company with a majority interest held by Audi in China.