Audi may double capacity at new Mexican plant

Also to decide this year on whether to start building cars in Brazil.

Audi will consider doubling capacity at a new plant in Mexico to 300,000 vehicles in the longer term, and adding production in Brazil to take on rival BMW in the Americas, reports Bloomberg. Audi, which broke ground for the new plant in San José Chiapa (Mexico) on 4 May 2013, will build 150,000 of its Q5 sport utility vehicles (SUV) annually at the plant, starting in mid-2016. The plant has enough space to eventually build a second model, such as the Q6 SUV, according to the company's CEO, Rupert Stadler, at the groundbreaking ceremony. The automaker will also decide this year on whether to start building cars in Brazil.