The robots currently deliver parts to the PPE engine production line, covering a total of 131 kilometers in a day.Continue reading
Engine production at Audi Hungaria (Győr, northwestern Hungary) started more than 30 years ago, and in the decades since then the company has made huge progress: the 45 millionth engine rolled off the production line recently.
On Tuesday, Audi Hungaria announced the milestone news that its 45 millionth engine has rolled off the production line. The engine, a 220 kW electric drive unit, will be transported from the company in CO2-neutral “green trains” to Ingolstadt, Germany, where it will be installed in an Audi Q6 e-tron.
Audi Hungaria started producing engines more than 30 years ago and is now the world’s largest engine manufacturer,
the release stated.
In recent years, Audi Hungaria has also increasingly focused on the production of electric motors, which the company started in 2018. Audi Hungaria produces PPE drives on an area of around 15,000 square meters that consists of the production of stator and transmission components, and the assembly of the drives. To date, nearly 48,000 new electric drives for models based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platform, developed jointly with Porsche, have been produced by the company’s highly skilled workforce.
The completed powertrains will be integrated mainly in Audi Q6 e-tron models.
On Tuesday, the 45 millionth engine of the PPE drive type was produced in the company’s 31-year history.
Audi Q6 e-tron. Photo: Wikipedia
Of the 45 million engines, more than 22 million are four-cylinder petrol engines, followed by more than 11 million four-cylinder diesel engines. The number of electrically powered engines has risen steadily in recent years, with more than 580,000 units produced at the Audi Hungaria engine plant between 2018 and this year.
Peter Will, Member of the Board of Management responsible for Engine Production at Audi Hungaria said:
As a production site in Győr, Audi Hungaria has been a key pillar of the Audi and Volkswagen Group’s international production network for decades.
In the era of the transition to electromobility, we need cutting-edge technology, established expertise, and a dedicated team. Since September, as a new member of the Board of Management, I see day by day that the production team, with its efficient processes and outstanding competences, is ready for the challenges of today and tomorrow. We are not stopping there, our next target is the 50 millionth engine.”
Via Audi.hu, Featured image: Facebook/Audi Hungaria Győr