Production – Craftsmanship meets smart factory

Around 1,500 employees are part of the Audi Sport GmbH family, which has been registered as a manufacturer of high-performance vehicles since 1996. The headquarters of Audi Sport GmbH are located in Neckarsulm, while the motorsports division, including the independent Audi Formula Racing GmbH, is based in Neuburg an der Donau.

At Audi Böllinger Höfe, the flagship of series production near Neckarsulm, employees of Audi Sport GmbH manufacture the two most powerful and sporty cars that the brand with the four rings has to offer: Both the only Audi with a ten-cylinder engine, the R8, and the first fully electric RS model in the company’s history, the RS e-tron GT, are built here. On some 40,000 square meters (47,800 sq yd), precise manufacturing and the smart

production of the future meet: While the bodies of both models are largely manufactured separately – the R8 almost exclusively by hand – subsequent assembly takes place on a shared line. The production of two such technologically distinct models on a single assembly line is unique in the Volkswagen Group.

In addition, production at Audi Böllinger Höfe is also net carbon-neutral. To achieve this, Audi purchases green electricity and heat from renewable sources. CO₂ emissions that Audi cannot yet avoid by means of renewable energy sources are offset using so-called carbon credits from certified environmental projects. Audi Sport Production is thus making a significant contribution to Audi’s “Mission:Zero” environmental program for systematically sustainable production. One key objective of the program is to achieve carbon-neutral production locations by 2025.