Audi Wants All Of Its Factories To Produce At Least One EV Model Line By 2029

Audi is making some big changes to its product manufacturing.

Audi is doing something big – it is putting in work to assure it’s ready for its jump to selling only EVs by 2033. It announced that it’s making sure that all of its vehicle manufacturing plants will be able to produce EVs as it phases out gas cars entirely.

It’s a proactive move; the brand plans to only introduce EVs after 2026. However, the last ICE-powered vehicle won’t roll off the lines until 2033, so until then, EVs and ICE vehicles will be made side by side on some production lines. Audi is reconfiguring its plants to be able to do so, and it wants to be done with that task by 2030.

First up to make the change will be the Ingolstadt, Germany plant, which will start making Q6 E-Tron SUVs in 2023. Then, Neckarsulm, Germany, Gyor, Hungary, and San José Chiapa, Mexico, will start phasing in EVs and phasing out ICE vehicles as demand for EVs rises. There are also plans to build an EV-only plant in Changchun, China with partner FAW that will exclusively make Audi-branded EVs. The goal is to get at least all of its plants to produce at least one EV by 2029.

Audi wants to be nimble, and cut costs simultaneously. Instead of building all-new ground-up factories, it asserts that converting its existing factories to produce EVs alongside its ICE models is a better strategy.

The path Audi is taking conserves resources and accelerates our transformation to a provider of sustainable premium mobility,” said Audi Board Member for Production and Logistics Gerd Walker, via press release.

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