Audi Starts Building 1000 Q7s a year in India

AudiAudiGermany, 1909 > present83 models
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has started production of the first Q7sAudi Q7 Gen.1Germany, 2006 > 201450 versions
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to be built in Aurangabad, India. It already builds the A4Audi A4 Gen.4Germany, 2008 > present393 versions
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, A6Audi A6 Gen.4Germany, 2011 > present93 versions
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and Q5Audi Q5 Gen.1Germany, 2008 > 201663 versions
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there. Audi plans to add the A3Audi A3 Gen.3 [Typ 8V]Germany, 2012 > present275 versions
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to models built in India in 2013. 

“Local production of the Audi Q7 is part of our long-term growth strategy in India, one of the most promising auto markets in the world,” said Dr. Frank Dreves, Audi's head of production. 

All of the cars there are built at SkodaSkodaCzech Rep., 1895 > present57 models
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and Audi's joint factory. Audi's section alone covers 20,000m² (4.9 acres)

Audi sales are up 55% so far this year to 7,273 cars, which is significant growth over the 5,511 cars that it sold there in all of 2011. It has 25 dealerships in India and opened seven of those this year.