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ArticleAudi develops lightweight tooling
Germany – The company’s tooling specialists have developed a new generation of tools that they say are up to 20% lighter and 10% more stable than the previous generation. Now being used in the press shop at Ingolstadt, the new tools feature a composite construction consisting of cast iron, aluminium ...
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Audi tests ‘medical’ gloves in assembly
Germany – The ‘production orthoses’, which are claimed to reduce pressure stress by more than 50%, are being trialled at Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm in Germany, Brussels in Belgium and Győr in Hungary. Audi plans to introduce the gloves to series production later this year.Audi says its car-door assembly workers install ...
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ArticleAudi Ingolstadt debuts hybrid trains
Germany – The 1,000hp, plug-in locomotives from Alstom will replace conventional versions for the transportation of components and finished vehicles. The move will help the plant to become quieter, cleaner and more efficient, says Audi.The OEM’s Ingolstadt site includes 18km of railways and employs 17 locomotive drivers. Fifteen trains arrive ...
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ArticleAudi starts South American production
Brazil – The factory at Curitiba, Paraná state, is not only the newest of 13 sites in the Audi production network but the OEM’s first in South America. The plant is now making the A3 sedan and will soon add the Q3.The A3 sedan 1.4 TFSI Flex is the first ...
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ArticleSeat and Audi appointments announced
Germany – Luca de Meo will take over as CEO at Seat and Dietmar Voggenreiter will replace him as board of management member for Sales and Marketing at Audi. The appointments will be effective from November 1.Described by Audi chairman Rupert Stadler as “the voice of our Italian brands in ...
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ArticleAudi to develop battery for all-electric SUV
Germany – The new technology, based on cell modules from LG Chem and Samsung SDI, will give the vehicle a range of more than 500km, according to the OEM. Audi’s two partners will make investments to supply the Ingolstadt-based vehicle manufacturer from their European plants.“Together with our South Korean development ...
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ArticleAudi to hold Mexican supplier event
Mexico – The vehicle-maker has invited more than 200 people from across North America to attend its first Supplier Day at its new plant in San José Chiapa. The event on August 20 will enable businesses wishing to work with Audi at this location to demonstrate their expertise.Here are the ...
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ArticleAudible progress
With sales, revenue and production investments all on the increase, Audi is really making some noiseProduction sites in this article:Ingolstadt, GermanyMuenchsmuenster, GermanyNeckarsulm, GermanyMartorell, Spain Brussels, BelgiumGyor, HungaryBratislava, Slovakia Changchun, ChinaFoshan, ChinaSan José Chiapa, MexicoSão José dos Pinhais, Brazil Aurangabad, India Jakarta, IndonesiaKaluga, RussiaStrong financial results will allow Audi to continue ...
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ArticleAudi progresses smart factory concept
Germany – The OEM says it has already implemented some intelligent production processes but will introduce further innovations in the coming years. Audi’s vision for the future, discussed at its recent annual shareholders meeting, encompasses collaborative robots, 3D printing and cars driven from the assembly line in piloted mode.An increasing ...
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ArticleAudi to use polymer suspension springs
UK – The glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) springs, which have been developed in collaboration with an Italian supplier, offer weight-savings of 40% compared with steel and will be implemented on an executive Audi model by the end of the year.The core of the springs consists of long glass fibres twisted ...
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Audi plans investment programme of over €20 billion
Germany – The company says its extensive investment programme (between 2014 – 2018), will be directed at new models, innovations and the expansion of its worldwide production network. German sites will benefit with more than half of the planned investment going to the Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm sites. At the same ...
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ArticleAudi teams up with TU Dresden
Germany – The two organisations entered into the strategic partnership “with the goal of making further progress with technical innovations” in areas such as lightweight construction and manufacturing technology. The research will take place at the Technical University of Dresden. As a result of prior co-operation, four doctoral students are ...
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ArticleAudi plans €20 billion investment programme
Germany – The OEM says its extensive scheme, to run between 2014 and 2018, will be directed at new models, innovations and the expansion of its worldwide production network. German sites will benefit, with more than half of the planned investment going to the Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm sites. At the ...
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ArticlePanopa открывает логистический центр Audi в Венгрии
Венгерское подразделение Panopa Logistik официально открыло логистический центр оптимизации для завода Audi в Дьере площадью 75 тысяч кв.метров.Panopa Logistik Magyar handles отвечает за транспортные и логистические услуги для Audi Венгрия. Компоненты доставляются на основе принципа "точно в срок" на завод, который производит версии Coupe и Roadster Audi TT и ...
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ArticleProductive partnership for Audi in China
Germany/China – As well as delivering its two-millionth car in China (a locally produced Audi A6) Audi has celebrated the 25th jubilee of its partnership with First Automotive Works (FAW).Celebrations took place in the grounds of the future production site for the Audi A3 Sedan and Sportback in Foshan, which ...
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Duisport строит крупнейший хаб мелкоузловой сборки Audi для экспорта в Азию
В комплексе Логпорт II в порту Дуисбург, Германия, строится логистический центр площадью 46 тысяч кВ.м для Audi, а именно для экспорта китов мелкоузловой сборки (CKD) в Китай и Индию. Дуисбург это речной порт, расположенный на реке Рейн недалеко от Эссена. Центр строит оператор порта Duisport/Duisburger Hafen, затраты ...
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Director board of Audi expands following the acquisition of Ducati
Italy/Germany – Following the acquisition of Ducati Motor Holding by Audi AG, the new board of directors appointed the CEO of Audi AG, Rupert Stadler, as president of the board and Gabriele Del Torchio and Claudio Domenicali from Ducati as members of the board alongside Horst Glaser and Axel Strotbek ...
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Scott Keogh takes over Nysschen as president of Audi US
USA – Scott Keogh has replaced Johan de Nysschen as president of Audi in the US.Keogh has been the company’s chief marketing officer for the last six years.www.audi.com
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ArticleProbing for competitive gain at Audi Hungaria
Gearing up for successGet movingThe ‘art’ of measurement is portrayed nowhere so vividly than in automotive applications. With freeform body surfaces and complex, multi-featured engine components, the challenge for engineers is to get the best from metrology equipment to help develop and optimise manufacturing processes.Few can provide a more comprehensive ...
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Audi names Strotbek as its new Chief Financial Officer
Ingolstadt, Germany – Audi has named Axel Strotbek as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1st. He takes over from Audi CEO Rupert Stadler, who has been acting CFO since taking charge of the luxury brand in January.Strotbek studied in Sweden and earned a masters in business administration in ...
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