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Audi in Ingolstadt Audi has built cars at the Ingolstadt site for 75 years. This is where AUDI AG has its headquarters; around 40,000 employees (as of December 31, 2024) work in Ingolstadt to achieve “Vorsprung durch Technik”. From the initial idea to the finished automobile, the entire production process for the Audi Q2, Audi A3, Audi A6 e-tron, and Audi Q6 e-tron takes place at the Ingolstadt plant. The Audi Ingolstadt location continues to develop into a networked digital factory for the electrified future. Modern production systems and high-tech solutions enable highly efficient, sustainable manufacturing. With the Audi A6 e-tron and Audi Q6 e-tron, two fully electric models are rolling off the line in Ingolstadt. By making the assembly lines more flexible across the board and thanks to a battery assembly facility located nearby, the location is well prepared for the gradual shift to electric mobility and production of additional fully electric models. Current model series at location: Audi Q2, Audi A3, Audi A6 e-tron, Audi Q6 e-tron Audi Forum Ingolstadt At its main business site in Ingolstadt, AUDI AG offers visitors a comprehensive brand experience. The Audi Forum Ingolstadt is open to everyone with an interest in the brand and is a popular point of attraction and a tourist highlight for people from the region and around the world. Arno-Michael Drotleff Production Sites Audi Group

The official opening of the incampus technology park was attended by Minister-President of Bavaria Markus Söder and Mayor of Ingolstadt Christian Scharpf. On the former refinery site, Audi and its partners will work on the future of mobility. Audi already has a new Vehicle Safety Center and an IT Center at the site, and the Volkswagen Group’s software company CARIAD also has its biggest tech hub there. IN-Campus GmbH is a joint venture between the City of Ingolstadt, through its holding company IFG AöR, and AUDI AG. It created a technology park that’s already being used by the VW software company CARIAD and the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, among other companies. With the official opening of the incampus, Audi is also celebrating the inauguration of its new Vehicle Safety Center on the site. The company’s new IT Center on the incampus started operations back in 2022. Space for more companies and institutions will be opened up in subsequent construction phases. At the opening ceremony, the technology park was officially inaugurated by Minister-President of Bavaria Markus Söder, Mayor of Ingolstadt Christian Scharpf, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner and CARIAD CEO Peter Bosch. "With the opening of the incampus in Ingolstadt, a modern innovation and technology center for mobility has been created at a former refinery. Science, research, innovation, and ecology come together here," said Minister-President Söder. “The constant change in our city can be seen at the incampus. Innovation and the future are being created at the former refinery site – and with them, new innovative jobs. I’m also pleased that we were able to restore substantial areas to nature after the remediation. This successful cooperation between business and municipality in the remediation and development of the site is exemplary. The incampus is a major win for Ingolstadt,” Mayor Scharpf said. For Audi, too, this collaboration with the city may serve as a role model for other regions.

The Audi headquarters in Ingolstadt is the first Audi plant in Germany with its own battery assembly facility Integration of production into existing body shop and assembly structures Board Member for Production and Logistics Gerd Walker: “We are harnessing electrification to comprehensively transform our existing plants.” Since production started in late 2023, the Audi Q6 e-tron series has been the first high-volume fully electric model series that Audi has produced at its headquarters in Ingolstadt. In keeping with the brand’s 360factory production strategy, Audi has integrated individual production steps into existing body shop and assembly structures and processes. Since January 1, 2024, Audi has also been manufacturing at its Ingolstadt site with net-zero emissions1. Moreover, the brand with the four rings’ headquarters is the first Audi location in Germany to have its own battery assembly facility. Audi CEO Gernot Döllner emphasizes the significance of the first model based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE): “The PPE, and with it the Q6 e-tron series, form the basis for subsequent electric Audi models. In this way, we are taking a decisive step towards offering an electric model in all core segments in the medium term.” Audi Board Member for Production and Logistics Gerd Walker considers the start of production in late 2023 as an important milestone for the 360factory production strategy: “By the end of the decade, we will have successively equipped all Audi locations for electric mobility. We are harnessing electrification to comprehensively transform our existing plants. With the production of the Q6 e-tron series, the Ingolstadt plant is taking the next step towards becoming a 360factory.” Audi has a clear vision for the production of the future. As part of this holistic, sustainable approach, the company is modernizing, digitalizing, and transforming its existing plants.

Production of the upcoming fully electric Audi Q6 e-tron series, as well as all other vehicles built at the site, will be net carbon-neutral Audi Board Member for Production and Logistics Gerd Walker: “By transitioning the Ingolstadt site to renewable energies, we are taking a major step toward our goal of net carbon-neutral vehicle production” As part of the environmental program Mission:Zero, all Audi sites will be net carbon-neutral by 2025 The Audi plant in Ingolstadt began net carbon-neutral production on January 1, 2024. After Brussels (Belgium, 2018) and Győr (Hungary, 2020), it is the third Audi plant to operate with net zero emissions. In addition are the Audi R8 and e-tron GT quattro models, which have been built at Böllinger Höfe with net zero emissions since 2020. As part of its Mission:Zero environmental program, Audi has set itself the goal of achieving net carbon neutrality at all its sites worldwide by 2025. By then, the final steps will have been taken in Neckarsulm and San José Chiapa (Mexico). Audi Board Member for Production and Logistics Gerd Walker emphasizes: “Protecting the environment as best as possible is firmly anchored in Audi’s corporate strategy. By transitioning the Ingolstadt site to renewable energies, we are taking a major step toward our goal of net carbon-neutral1 vehicle production.” To achieve its ambitious goal, the brand with the four rings is implementing a four-pillar concept. 1. Increasing energy efficiency In the first pillar, Audi is improving energy efficiency at its sites, which will already avoid large amounts of carbon emissions.

(CET) Audi Forum Ingolstadt A livestream is available at http://www.audimedia.tv/. This link also offers the possibility to integrate the livestream of the event into websites. The Annual Press Conference can be followed also on the livestream on the new Facebook page of Audi Communication (www.facebook.com/AudiAG) at http://bit.ly/AudiJPK15 and can be integrated using embedded code. TV stations can record the Press Conference via downlink (see satellite coordinates below). TV footage is available at www.audi-mediaservices.com. You will also find additional information there as well as images and the web video for the Audi Annual Press Conference. If you have any questions, please contact Frank Erik Horlbeck of TV Communications (frank-erik.horlbeck@audi.de, Tel.: +49 841 89 37568). He will also provide local technical support with TV, web TV or radio productions.

ERC Ingolstadt conducts driver safety training in Neuburg Company cars: New Audis for the ice fiends Diverse program before start of season ERC Ingolstadt’s ice hockey team left its home ice stadium to train for an afternoon at the Audi Driving Experience center in Neuburg. The team used the test track at the Audi Driving Experience Center to put their driving skills and reflexes to the test. Afterward there was an official handover of new company cars. At the Audi Driving Experience Center in Neuburg on the Danube, ERC Ingolstadt’s professional ice hockey team ran through a variety of training units with different Audi models. In three groups, the ice hockey pros first had to master a driver safety training course on the wet track at the 30,000-square meter vehicle dynamics test area before being treated to a few lighting rounds around the handling course in the high-performance sports cars. ERC manager Doug Shedden impressed On the 2.2-kilometer circuit, instructors helped the players try to find the racing line in an Audi e-tron GT or an Audi RS e-tron GT. Manager Doug Shedden was impressed by the electric sports car: “That was a great experience. You trust the car to always do what it should – and at that weight, too. Unbelievable. I am really amazed at how much fun that was. I had never driven an electric car, today was a really great experience.”

At its main business site in Ingolstadt, AUDI AG offers visitors a comprehensive brand experience. The Audi Forum Ingolstadt is open to everyone with an interest in the brand and is a popular point of attraction and a tourist highlight for people from the region and around the world. At the car delivery in the Customer Center, customers and their companions take delivery of their new Audi cars. In the Audi museum mobile, the focus is on the history of the brand. Over 100 automobiles, bikes and multimedia presentations illustrate the long tradition of Audi in a captivating way. Various discovery tours through the factory offer insights into state-of-the-art automotive production at the Ingolstadt business site. The Audi independent cinema offers daily showings from its selection of movies which have won numerous awards. The Audi Forum Ingolstadt is a popular meeting point thanks to the wide variety of events held there, such as the successful concert series “Jazz im Audi Forum Ingolstadt”. In the Audi shop and in the museum shop, interested visitors will find high-quality items. The gastronomical experience comprises the live cooking market restaurant, the AVUS fine dining restaurant and the Bar & Lounge. Companies from across Germany value the conference area with conference rooms of various capacities. AudiStream - experience the world of Audi With AudiStream, interested parties can get an online glimpse into the world of Audi. In a variety of interactive streams, tour guides lead them through the production sites in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm, for example. Pictures

Soccer pros, women’s team and U-21s join together for exclusive training event FCI captain Matip: “A great way to combine fun with concentration” New faces at the Bundesliga clubThe football department of FC Ingolstadt 04 paid a visit to the Audi driving experience center in Neuburg. The pro players of the Bundesliga club took part in an exclusive training event with the women’s team and the U-21s. Their experience included a chance to try out the Audi R8 on the handling course. Taking a break from their preparations for the upcoming 2018/19 Division 2 season, the pros of FC Ingolstadt 04 along with players from the women’s and U-21 teams came together for a team building event at the Audi driving experience center in Neuburg. “As a long-standing main sponsor of FC Ingolstadt 04, we have a strong interest in ensuring that the players are well-versed in driving safety and how to react in certain road traffic situations,” explains Dr. Martin Wagener, head of AUDI AG’s central legal department. Leading the way for the professional team was captain Marvin Matip, who with eight years’ experience is the longest-serving player in the squad of trainer Stefan Leitl. After they were divided into four groups, the footballers took turns to face the different driving situations.