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Audi begins Q5 assembly in India
Jul 8th
Audi has started assembly of the Q5 model in Aurangabad. The sporty SUV is the third Audi model after the A4 and A6 to be produced in India, increasing the production volume this year to more than 2,400 units, compared with 732 vehicles in the preceding year.
Audi Q5 which competes with BMW X3, Volvo XC90 and Land Rover Freelander. Tata Motors have also announced assembling the Freelander in India.
Assembling cars in India could help auto makers reduce import duty from 115% to 60%. Audi plans to assemble 1,500 units of Q5 models in future. Altogether Audi has produced around 2,000 cars in India since the start of production in September 2007. By 2015 up to 6,000 units will be rolling off the line each year.
Audi R8 GT: High-performance sports car
May 5th
Audi will launch a hardcore 560bhp GT version of the R8 supercar to go head to head with the Porsche 911 GT3 and Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera.
The R8 high-performance sports car has been a winner from the very beginning. This applies to both the production models, winners of the “World Performance Car” Award in 2008 (R8) and in 2010 (R8 V10), and to the race car, the R8 LMS, which won 23 races in its first season and claimed three championships. The genes of the race version are now coming to the street – in the R8 GT. The exclusive series is limited to 333 units. Each R8 GT has a badge with its production number on the shift lever knob. More >
Audi to launch A7 in India
Dec 30th
Audi is pulling no punches and has confirmed that the A7 is slated for India after its international debut in late 2010. This Sportback is more of a style and image statement for Audi than a practical option as a luxury saloon.
