Changchun (China)

Audi has been active in China since 1988 and has been the leader in the country’s premium segment ever since. AUDI AG is represented in China through a joint venture and a one-hundred-percent subsidiary. The Audi joint venture FAW Volkswagen produces the models Audi A4 L*, Audi A6 L*, Audi Q3* and Audi Q5* in Changchun in Northern China. The Audi A6 L and the Audi A4 L were developed especially for China with a longer wheelbase. As of late 2016, the first locally produced Audi plug-in hybrid will drive off the assembly line in Changchun: the Audi A6 L e-tron. In the plant in Foshan in the South of China, the joint venture produces the Audi A3 Sportback* and the Audi A3 Sedan*. * The fuel consumption and emissions of all vehicles named in the text ands available in the German market are provided in the list at the end of this basic information.

Audi is strengthening the digital footprint of the brand in its largest global market. Audi China and the brand’s joint venture FAW-Volkswagen signed tripartite memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent respectively. The partners will deepen their cooperation in the areas of data analysis, internet-vehicle platform building and urban intelligent transport.

Audi is expanding its activities in China. Together with Volkswagen Automatic Transmission Tianjin (VWATJ), the premium brand is inaugurating a new transmission plant this Monday. The plant, in the northern China harbor city of Tianjin, will supply highly efficient 7-speed S tronic transmissions for the new Audi A4 L and other locally produced models.