Will Audi consider another production plant in India?
We don't have any plans to open up a new plant at the moment. Our focus is on the Aurangabad plant where we plan to produce 6,000 units per year by 2015. In the starting phase in 2008, around 300 new Audi A6 will leave the production line there.
Another production plant does not make economic sense as of now. Of the Euro 30 million (Rs 192 crore) to be invested by 2015, euro10 million (Rs 64 crore) has already been invested in the company's first year in India.
What is the potential of outsourcing components from India? Will Audi use local components for manufacturing in India?
We constantly assess possible suppliers in India. At the moment, our production volume is too small to offer an attractive business case to the local industry. But I am confident that we can source parts from India in the long run.
Image: The Audi company's emblem is seen at a car wheel during the annual press conference on March 11 in Ingolstadt, Germany. | Photograph: Johannes Simon/Getty Images
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