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Workforce
2007 2006
Audi Group, average for the year 53,347 52,297
of which:
AUDI AG 44,698 44,701
Ingolstadt plant 31,369 31,276
Neckarsulm plant 13,329 13,425
AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. 5,623 5,204
Lamborghini Group* 933 720
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP ITALIA S.P.A. 900 873
* excluding VOLKSWAGEN GROUP ITALIA S.P.A. and VOLKSWAGEN GROUP FIRENZE S.P.A.
The Audi Group employed an average of 53,347 (52,297) people worldwide in 2007.
Despite the sharp rise in vehicle sales, the workforce of AUDI AG at its two locations in
Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm remained on a par with the previous year at 44,698 (44,701).
AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. reported 5,623 (5,204) employees. Personnel growth was
largely attributable to the expansion of toolmaking operations coupled with a sharp rise in
TT manufacturing and the production launch of the Audi A3 Cabriolet. The workforce of the
Lamborghini Group (excluding VOLKSWAGEN GROUP ITALIA S.P.A.) grew to 933 (720) em-
ployees. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP ITALIA S.P.A. employed 900 (873) people during the period
under review.
The proportion of severely handicapped individuals at AUDI AG edged up to 5.4 (5.2) per-
cent at year end. Audi furthermore exercises social responsibility in regularly awarding con-
tracts to “Lebenshilfe” workshops for the handicapped in the Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm
regions. These workshops assemble gear lever trims, shock absorbers and other compo-
nents.
Compatibility of job and family
Audi attaches high priority to the compatibility of job and family. The Company gives new
parents taking parental leave a seven-year guarantee of reemployment. To smooth the way
for integration after parental leave, Audi offers the “Job&Child” program. This enables par-
ents to maintain contact with the Company during parental leave, taking part in further
training and other measures.
New record ratings for industrial safety
Premium-segment vehicles can only be manufactured efficiently and economically with the
aid of ultra-modern production facilities. Innovative manufacturing methods are the key to
turning out high-quality products. At the same time, this requires that complex processes be
handled. Alongside the ongoing quest to maximize productivity, safety at the workplace
ranks as one of the overriding concerns here. Audi therefore builds aspects of industrial
safety into its processes as early as the planning stage.
The results are clearly evident: The rate of “reportable” accidents per million hours
worked at Audi is almost 50 percent lower than the average for the automotive industry.
Employee matters