Joint Venture da Audi na China aprovada para fábrica de 3,3 bilhões de EV

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 ChinaO -grupo FAW, sediado para começar a construir uma fábrica de 3,3 bilhões de veículos elétricos que será operada em conjunto. De acordo com vários relatórios, as autoridades chinesas aprovaram o projeto em 11 de fevereiro de 2022.

A Audi já tem uma parceria estabelecida com o FAW Group para fabricar conjuntamente-carros movidos a gás em Changchun. No entanto, assinou um acordo com o grupo em outubro de 2020 com a intenção de produzir conjuntamente EVs de luxo no futuro.

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 Cidade de Changchun, que é a capital da província de Jilin. Juntas, as duas empresas anunciaram planos para investir um total de cerca de 3,3 bilhões na próxima fábrica de joint venture.

According to Notícias automotivas, 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.