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AUDI AG (SHORT VERSION ACCORDING TO GERMAN COMMERCIAL CODE, HGB)
DE L I V E R I E S AN D DI S T RI BU TI O N // E MP L O Y E E S // R E S EA RCH AN D D E V E LO P M E N T // P R O C U R E M E NT // R E PO RT ON R I S K S AN D O PP O RT UN I T I E S
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DELIVERIES AND DISTRIBUTION
In the past fiscal year, 1,741,129 (1,575,480) cars of the Audi
brand were delivered to customers worldwide. A total of
255,582 (250,025) vehicles were delivered to customers in
the home market Germany. Deliveries to international custom-
ers rose to 1,485,547 (1,325,455) cars.
EMPLOYEES
Workforce
Average for the year
2014 2013
Ingolstadt plant 37,286 35,097
Neckarsulm plant 14,846 14,142
Employees 52,132 49,239
Apprentices 2,279 2,265
Workforce 54,411 51,504
Overall, AUDI AG had an average total of 54,411 (51,504)
employees over 2014. At the end of the year, the workforce
reached a record size of 55,927 (52,563) employees. Major
factors behind the year-on-year increase are the hiring of per-
sonnel in the lightweight construction, connectivity and elec-
tric mobility areas of expertise, and the expansion of the plant
locations.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
On average, 8,467 (7,519) people were employed in the
Research and Development area of AUDI AG in the past fiscal
year. Research and development activities amounted to
EUR 3,484 (3,111) million.
PROCUREMENT
The cost of materials for AUDI AG totaled EUR 32,087 (28,572)
million in the 2014 fiscal year.
REPORT ON RISKS AND
OPPORTUNITIES
In essence, the risks and opportunities affecting the business
performance of AUDI AG are the same as for the Audi Group.
These are explained in the Report on risks and opportunities on
pages 194 to 203.