Ambitious ideas for e-mobility
As Gerd Walker Gerd Walkermember of the Board of Directors ofAudithe brand's primary ambition is to move into the future with its new production sites, while retaining the ecological touch (doing something new and more efficient with what already exists). "It's sustainability from an economic, ecological and social point of view. Audi's approach conserves resources and accelerates our transformation into a sustainable premium mobility provider"he continues.
The aim is to make production flexible, resilient and sustainable over the long term. To get there, Audi is developing a comprehensive strategy from different perspectives. The company states that within the future plant sustainability and attractiveness will be major challenges.
By 2029, the brand expects all Audi production sites to be producing at least one fully electric vehicle. And so, logically, production of combustion-powered cars will have to be phased out by 2030.
By 2030, Audi intends to expand production of electric vehicles at all its production sites worldwide. Staff will be trained to create a highly skilled workforce, and a budget of around 500 million euros by 2025 will be allocated. Today, two sites are already mass-producing fully electric vehicles: Böllinger Höfe and Brussels. Starting next year, the Q6 e-tron will be the first fully electric model to roll off the assembly line inIngolstadt assembly line. Production of electric cars has also gradually begun at Neckarsulm, San José Chiapa and Győr.
Audi does not intend to build factories unnecessarily, but only where additional capacity is needed. The company is currently building a production plant for models based on the new electric car platform PPE (Premium Platform Electric) à Changchun, China. By the end of 2024, China's first automobile plant is to be built there, where only fully electric Audi models will roll off the assembly line.
A clear objective: transform for better productivity
The dealer intends to take advantage of this transition to e-mobility to make major leaps in productivity and optimization through the necessary conversions.
In order to be able to continue manufacturing economically in the future, Audi aims to halve annual factory costs by 2033. In addition, the premium manufacturer intends to digitalization of production, for example, while reducing IT expenditure such as software deployments and operating system changes.
Another newly-developed solution, cycle-free modular assembly, will be used by the company's customers.will be used by Audi in the future to facilitate the management of a wide variety of products. "Virtual assembly planning not only saves material resources, but also enables flexible, cross-site collaboration in a new way", says Audi.says Gerd Walker.
Flexible production with an eye on sustainability
In order to react more flexibly to fluctuations in customer demand or production schedules, Audi will make production processes even more flexible. To this end, for example the new electric Q6 e-tron will initially be produced in Ingolstadt on the same line as the A4 and A5.. Electric models will then gradually replace combustion engines on the lines.
By 2025, all production sites should be CO2-neutral. For example, water consumption is to be halved by 2035 compared to current levels.
Audi has set itself major sustainability targets: by 2030, the company aims to halve its absolute environmental impact in the areas of primary energy consumption, power plant emissions, CO2 equivalents and atmospheric pollutants.
Audi, a seductive employer inside and out
Audi is also an attractive employer, both internally and externally. But especially in production. They are currently working on concepts to make working hours more flexible. The working environment and rest rooms are also being made more comfortable for employees. Audi production sees itself not only as a car manufacturer, but also as a developer of process technologies.
Last but not least, Gerd Walker declares "We want to be the best employer for our employees as well as the professionals we work with. We need to be surrounded by the best people for the transformation of our new plants, but also in rather unusual disciplines, such as electronics and software development."
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