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Infographic - Audi in Mexico (San José Chiapa) - Audi in Mexico (San José Chiapa)

Audi México: aerial view - The Audi site in San José Chiapa is located at 2,400 meters above sea level and is the most modern plant in the Audi world. The plant has an annual production capacity of 150,000 Audi Q5 vehicles.

Audi in San José Chiapa (México)

Audi México is the Audi Group's newest plant. It is equipped with the latest advances in manufacturing processes and is committed to ecological, social, and economic sustainability.

Current models: Audi Q5, Audi Q5 Sportback

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Audi Q5 SUV e-hybrid - Static photo,
Colour: Glacier white

Models

06/11/2025

The Audi Q5 e-hybrid: all-rounder with great electric range

Audi is expanding the new Q5 family: in addition to the combustion models with MHEV plus technology, the SUV and Sportback will also be launched as plug-in hybrid models (PHEV). Both the Q5 SUV e-hybrid quattro and Q5 Sportback e-hybrid quattro can be ordered in two power levels: with 220 kW or 270 kW system output. The new generation of high-voltage batteries in the Audi Q5 e-hybrid models has around 45 percent more capacity. As a result, 25.9 kWh (net 20.7 kWh) of power is available for electric driving.

Audi SQ5 TFSI / Audi Q5 SUV - The new Audi Q5 and SQ5 models impress with their dynamic design and modern technology. All available variants feature the mild hybrid system MHEV plus.
Static photo,
Colour: Ultra blue metallic
Colour: Tambora grey metallic

Models

09/02/2024

The new Audi Q5 SUV: proven concept in its third generation

The Audi Q5 SUV has been one of the most popular SUVs in the midsize-segment in Germany and Europe for more than 15 years. Audi is now presenting the latest generation of the bestseller: the Q5, which is even more modern and dynamic. It is the first SUV based on the PPC and is powered by petrol and diesel engines that have become even more economical thanks to MHEV plus technology. The Q5 impresses with a modern and infotainment system and operation concept, customizable digital light signatures and modern driver assistance systems. The sporty Audi SQ5 complements the new model series at its premiere. In future, models with plug-in hybrid technology will expand the model family.

Audi Mexico achieves one million cars milestone ten years after starting production in San José Chiapa - The one-millionth Q5 rolls off the assembly line.

Company

05/19/2023

Audi Mexico achieves one million cars milestone ten years after starting production in San José Chiapa

Audi Mexico commemorates ten years of history since laying the first stone for the plant’s construction on May 4, 2013, in the company of municipal and state authorities and Audi Group executives. The Audi plant in San Jose Chiapa marked a before and after in Mexico’s automotive industry, as it was the first factory to produce premium segment vehicles in the country. Audi Mexico celebrated another achievement on its tenth anniversary: making one million Audi Q5 units for the global market since the factory’s operation began in September 2016. The Audi Q5s that drove off the plant's production lines were manufactured with a particular focus on resource efficiency. Throughout this decade, the company has also emphasized social sustainability, implementing actions in favor of the region in line with the Corporate Citizenship strategy promoted by AUDI AG.

Audi Mexico and San Jose Chiapa inaugurate Sports Park - Audi Mexico and San Jose Chiapa inaugurate Sports Park

Company

02/10/2023

Audi Mexico and San Jose Chiapa inaugurate Sports Park

Audi Mexico, together with Sergio Salomón Céspedes Peregrina, Constitutional Governor of the State of Puebla and Arturo Graciel López Velez, Municipal President of San José Chiapa, and in the presence of Wolfgang Dold, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Mexico, inaugurated the Sports Park in the municipality where the factory is located.

Future is an attitude: Audi México celebrates five years of production in San José Chiapa and goes for more - Body Shop at Audi México

Profile of location

Audi México - Employees in light tunnel.

Audi as an attractive employer

Audi México assumes Social Responsibility through Corporate Citizenship - With the Audi México Comparte project, the plant in San José Chiapa has benefited more than 1,700 people in the region since its inception in 2019.

Commitment to society and the environment

Dr. Tarek Mashhour - Executive President of Audi México

Dr. Tarek Mashhour - Biography

Infographic - Audi in Mexico (San José Chiapa) - Audi in Mexico (San José Chiapa)

Protecting biodiversity - In collaboration with the city of Nopalucan in the state of Puebla in Mexico, Audi México has launched an ambitious reforestation project: 42,900 trees are to be planted on an area of 39 hectares.

Audi Social Day - More than 1,100 volunteers are involved in around 100 projects at Audi sites in 2025.

Audi Social Day - Fifty employees participated in Social Day at the Audi site in San José Chiapa, Mexico, this year.

Audi Social Day - Social and sustainable commitment has played a major role in San José Chiapa since the plant's cornerstone was laid in 2013. Audi México has been recognized as a socially responsible company for six years in a row, thanks to various...

Audi Social Day - Audi employees planted a total of 210 native trees in a local park to enrich local biodiversity in the community of Ciudad Modelo.

Audi México - Aerial view

Audi Mexico achieves one million cars milestone ten years after starting production in San José Chiapa - The one-millionth Q5 rolls off the assembly line.

As of: 03/18/2025

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Fernando Martínez Wittig

Fernando Martínez Wittig

Head of Communications Audi México

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