Audi Q3: Confirmed for 2011, production in Spain, US factory postponed

Audi has decided that the Audi Q3 will be produced in Spain from 2011. In general a US factory has been postponed.

The first shipments of Audi's new Q5 crossover have barely hit the docks here in North America, and already the kid brother to the Q7 is set to get a sidekick of its own. In an official announcement released today, the VW Group luxury arm has confirmed that it will build a Q3 crossover in Martorell, Spain in 2011.

The company plans to build around 80,000 units at the SEAT plant, but while production has been confirmed for Spain, the fortunes of a possible U.S. assembly facility have been put on ice. According to Audi CEO Rupert Stadler:

"We will systematically explore our options in the context of the current market crisis. Audi is in a good position. There is currently no urgent need to select additional sites.

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Source: Autoblog

Audi Q3: Confirmed for 2011, production in Spain, US factory postponed

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