All of the Audi factories will be manufacturing electric vehicles by 2029

Audi presents plan for the production of the future. As of 2026, the brand with the four rings will only launch all-electric models onto the global market, gradually phasing out production of its combustion models by 2033. Based on this decision, Audi is now taking steps to prepare its global facilities for the production of all-electric cars.

Within the next six years, EV production will commence at the Neckarsulm (Germany), San José Chiapa (Mexico), and Győr (Hungary) plants. Audi says it'll build new factories only in regions where additional production capacity is needed. To that end, a new manufacturing site is being built with partner FAW in Changchun (China) for PPE-based electric vehicles. Construction will be finalized by late 2024.

At the same time, Audi will invest approximately €500 million by the middle of this decade to train its employees for EV production around the world. The luxury brand part of the Volkswagen Group has set an ambitious target to cut annual factory costs in half by 2033. Achieving this goal will be possible by reducing complexity with more EVs and fewer ICEs. A streamlined production process will be implemented right from the start. The Q6 E-Tron will be assembled on the same assembly line as the A4 and A5, with electric cars to gradually replace combustion-engined models in the coming years.

Audi's Ingolstadt (Germany) plant will serve as a blueprint for the transformation of the company's large-scale production facilities worldwide. The other sites will tackle the transformation step-by-step. "We still have a long way to go," says Audi Board Member for Production and Logistics Gerd Walker. "But the direction we're headed in and the steps to get there are clear."

Source: Audi