Audi Contemplating To Build Q5 in India

German car maker Audi is contemplating its options to build its SUV Q5 in India. Although there is no official word from Audi about the model and whether it will be assembled in India, it is widely rumoured amongst the industry experts that it will apply for Audi Q5. It will be the third model from Audi product portfolio that will be built in India.

“We already assemble the A4 and the A6 and we are thinking of assembling an SUV. There will be no change in the price since every product is launched already priced at the CKD (local assembly) price. We do not differentiate between CBU and CKD prices,” said Martin Birkner, head of marketing, Audi India. Audi currently assembles these two models at Shendra, near Aurangabad.

Audi intends to compete with BMW, Mercedes and Porsche in India. Assembling SUV Q5 in India will help it to save import duty on completely built units and will make Q5 more competitive in the Indian market. India will be the second country after Germany where Q5 is being assembled.

Audi is also planning to showcase its new concept car at the Delhi Auto Show next year. Most of the industry experts believe that it will be the open top version of Audi R8 sports model in India. Audi launched an upgraded version of the popular Q7 SUV earlier this month, priced towards Rs 1 crore, on road.

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