New Audi factory launches in Changchun

An Audi factory, which is to produce the new generation of the Audi QL and its derivative models, was established in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, on March 29.

The factory cost 6.4 billion yuan ($1.02 billion) and is expected to produce 150,000 Audi Q cars every year, providing an industrial output of 160 billion yuan and 30 billion in tax.

An Audi factory, which is built to produce the new generation of Audi QL and its derivative models, opens in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, on March 29. [Photo/Xinhua]

According to staff members at the factory, the welding workshop has nearly 400 machines employing the most advanced high-tech welding techniques. In addition, 110 fully-automatic robots will take on the painting work.

Liu Yigong, general manager of FAW-Volkswagen, said that to meet with consumer demand in China the Q5L model has been expanded by about 9 cm and has been equipped with many intelligent devices such as a virtual cabin.

The company plans to build another three plants in Foshan, Guangdong province (the second base); Qingdao, Shandong province and Tianjin. With the earlier-built base and the Jilin province factory, the company will complete a five-base initiative to further promote its brands around China.

Welding robots at the workshop of the newly established Audi Q factory in Changchun, Jilin province [Photo/Xinhua]