An artist's impression of the new production complex that is being constructed [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

The massive new production complex being developed by Chinese auto giant FAW and German luxury car maker Audi – located in Changchun, capital city of Northeast China's Jilin province – is reportedly making smooth progress.

The joint venture company – Audi FAW New Energy Vehicle Co – has said the stamping and welding joint workshop has entered the internal construction stage, with more than 30 percent of the internal partition wall masonry work completed, according to local media reports.

It's estimated that the masonry work will be finished in March, paving the way for subsequent interior decoration of the factory building.

Last year, the roof capping of the main structure of the new production plant was completed.

Earlier that year, automobile manufacturers Audi and FAW got the green light from the Chinese authorities to build an electric car plant as part of their joint venture.

In just five months, the main building structure was completely capped, one month ahead of schedule.

Audi FAW New Energy Vehicle Co is said to not only represent Audi's new benchmark in terms of production digitization, precision and sustainability – but also demonstrate the accelerated implementation of the German group's electrification strategy.

According to plans, the Audi FAW new energy vehicle facility will start producing at the end of 2024, with an annual capacity of 150,000 electric vehicles. The first batch of units – using its modular car platform for electric cars – to go into production includes three models in the Audi A6 e-tron and Audi Q6 e-tron series.

The project aims to build a full-value supply chain for auto manufacturing in Changchun International Automobile City, provide 3,000 job opportunities and attract 50 percent of the support suppliers within a radius of 30 kilometers.