Audi Hints It’s Nearing Pact With China’s Biggest Carmaker
- Parent VW, China’s SAIC seeking suppliers for Audi production
- VW, SAIC have discussed starting Audi manufacturing for years
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Signs are growing that Audi is poised to add China’s largest carmaker as a manufacturing partner as the German premium brand pushes to regain share lost to Mercedes-Benz and BMW in the world’s biggest market.
Audi parent Volkswagen AG and China’s SAIC Motor Corp. invited parts makers to bid to become suppliers for an Audi A7L they plan to build, according to a document they posted on the website of China Bidding and Purchasing Network. Interested companies can obtain bidding documents by Dec. 9, according to the statement posted on Dec. 2.