Audi 2007 Annual Report Download - page 158

155
Engine production
2007 2006
Audi Group 1,915,633 1,895,695
of which AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. 1,913,053 1,893,600
of which Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. 2,580 2,095
The Audi Group stepped up engine production by 1.1 percent to 1,915,633 (1,895,695) units,
thus establishing another new record in the past fiscal year. The share of diesel engines in
the overall total reached 55.4 (53.5) percent, once again underscoring the Company’s im-
pressive expertise in that area.
The AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. subsidiary built a total of 1,913,053 (1,893,600) engines
of which 692,521 (728,191) engines were supplied to Audi Group companies and 1,073,097
(1,056,504) engines to other Volkswagen Group companies, plus 109,612 (91,287) engines to
third parties.
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. built 1,951 (1,651) 10-cylinder engines and 629 (444)
12-cylinder engines during the period under review.
Expansion of Audi production network
The manufacturing plant in Brussels, Belgium, and its workforce of around 2,100 people
were integrated into the Audi production network in May 2007. The Audi Group thus gained
vital additional capacity for meeting its strategic objective of building more than 1.5 million
premium vehicles in the year 2015. The Audi A3 Sportback is built at the Belgian plant, to-
gether with the VW Polo on behalf of Volkswagen AG. The new Audi A1 is due to go into
production there beginning in 2009.
The “Production Turntable” concept
In order to further boost efficiency, the Audi Group implements the Production Turntable
concept for its two highest-volume car lines, the Audi A4 and Audi A3. In addition to being
built at the Ingolstadt plant, the new Audi A4 Sedan is also manufactured in Neckarsulm and
the Audi A3 Sportback at the Belgian plant in Brussels. Audi can thus respond flexibly to
fluctuating demand and make optimal use of the available capacity at its locations. The
Production Turntable principle plays a key role in assuring long-term job security.
Production ramp-up in India
In the fall of 2007, the Audi Group began assembly of the Audi A6 in Aurangabad in western
India. This model is delivered to an exclusive zone of the Skoda Auto India Private Ltd. plant
in the form of parts sets (CKD), where it is assembled to AUDI AG quality standards. Audi is
using these local manufacturing operations to step up its involvement in this emerging
market, where it plans to invest some EUR 30 million over the next few years. CKD assembly
of the new Audi A4 will follow toward the end of the current fiscal year.
Start of production for Audi A3 Cabriolet in Győr, Hungary
AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. began production of the new Audi A3 Cabriolet in November
2007. This model is being built in tandem with the Ingolstadt plant (body manufacturing and
paint shop). The plant’s peak daily production capacity is 300 units.