Audi will build its new North American assembly plant in San José Chiapa, in the State of Puebla, Central Mexico. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-2013.
More than a dozen locations were looked at and evaluated. Ultimately, site conditions, logistics links, infrastructure, well-qualified employees and living quality were the decisive criteria.
''We congratulate Audi on this decision and are sure that the location meets the ideal criteria for fulfilling the Company’s strategic goals,'' said Rafael Moreno Valle, Governor of the State of Puebla. ''We are proud that Audi, a leading European premium manufacturer, has chosen our country as a future production base.''
Starting in 2016, the plant will manufacture the next-generation Audi Q5 to the annual rate of 150,000 units.
More than a dozen locations were looked at and evaluated. Ultimately, site conditions, logistics links, infrastructure, well-qualified employees and living quality were the decisive criteria.
''We congratulate Audi on this decision and are sure that the location meets the ideal criteria for fulfilling the Company’s strategic goals,'' said Rafael Moreno Valle, Governor of the State of Puebla. ''We are proud that Audi, a leading European premium manufacturer, has chosen our country as a future production base.''
Starting in 2016, the plant will manufacture the next-generation Audi Q5 to the annual rate of 150,000 units.