Audi has decided that the new small Audi Q3 crossover will be manufactured at a SEAT plant in Martorell, Spain, part of which is being retooled for the 2011 launch of the new model. This decision comes on the back of the great strides SEAT has made in the past few years in terms of quality and cost containment.
The decision to build the Audi Q3 in Spain means that it will not be built in the US, as originally planned. “A decision about production in the USA has been postponed,” Audi said in statement.
Audi said it would invest about 300 million euros ($387 million) in the Seat plant and will produce about 80,000 units of the Q3 each year.
A small, sporty SUV, the Audi Q3 will join the family consisting of the Audi Q5 (produced in Ingolstadt, Germany) and the Audi Q7 (produced in Bratislava, Slovakia).
It will look much like Audi's Cross Coupe Quattro Concept, a precursor of the Q3 that made its debut at the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show.
The market launch of the Q3 is scheduled for 2011 and three-door and five-door variants are expected.
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The decision to build the Audi Q3 in Spain means that it will not be built in the US, as originally planned. “A decision about production in the USA has been postponed,” Audi said in statement.
Audi said it would invest about 300 million euros ($387 million) in the Seat plant and will produce about 80,000 units of the Q3 each year.
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It will look much like Audi's Cross Coupe Quattro Concept, a precursor of the Q3 that made its debut at the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show.
The market launch of the Q3 is scheduled for 2011 and three-door and five-door variants are expected.
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