New Delhi, Sep 3 - German luxury car manufacturer Audi AG Thursday said it would start assembling its sports utility vehicle (SUV) Q5 at its Aurangabad plant in Maharashtra from next March.

'We will start local assembling of our SUV Q5 at the Aurangabad plant. This year we are expecting to sell 200 units, while it should go up to 500 units from next year,' Audi India managing director Benoit Tiers told reporters here.

The Indian subsidiary of Audi would start a new line of production for the SUV with an initial capacity of 500 units per year, Tiers said.

'India is the second country after Germany where the Q5 will be assembled,' he added.

Audi currently assembles its luxury sedans A4 and A6 at the Aurangabad plant.