The new plant, part of a cooperation between Audi and FAW, will see the former produce a China specific variant of the Q6L e-tron, with more to follow.
The new plant is scheduled to build three models from the Audi A6 e-tron and Audi Q6 e-tron series, and has an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles a year.
Three models are initially slated for production at the site on the Premium Platform Electric platform, to be co-developed with Porsche.
Audi, together with Chinese cooperative partner FAW, have named a new German-Chinese management team to head its new Chinese joint venture.
Audi and FAW have signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint production of electric vehicles based on the PPE platform in China.
Audi and Chinese partner First Automotive Works are to expand their local portfolio to more than 10 models by 2022 and launch their first all electric cars.
Audi is strengthening its digital footprint in its largest global market by partnering Chinese tech giants Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent.
Audi celebrated the 25th year of partnership with China's First Automotive Works, at a production site for the Audi A3 Sedan and the Audi A3 Sportback.