The plant in Brussels is over 70 years old. On April 7, 1949, the first vehicle rolled off the production line there. Before the plant was taken over by AUDI AG in 2007, it had belonged to Volkswagen AG since 1970, producing various models of the Volkswagen Group. Since belonging to AUDI AG, the Brussels site has assumed an important role in the Audi Group, and it now employs around 3,000 people. The start of production of the Audi A1 in 2010 marked the beginning of a new era. The A1 was the first model in the plant’s history to be produced exclusively in the European capital. Audi Brussels expanded its production in 2011 with the addition of the Audi A1 Sportback* and in 2014 with the Audi S1* and Audi S1 Sportback*. In 2012, Audi Brussels produced the Audi A1 quattro as a special limited-edition model. On August 1, 2018, the last Audi A1* of the first generation rolled off production line in Brussels. Since May 2010, a total of just under 910,000 units of the Audi A1 have been produced in Brussels. The successor model to the Audi A1 is built in Martorell, Spain. 1949 Construction of the first production buildings and establishment of the plant as Anciens Etablissements D’Ieteren Frères 1970 Establishment of Volkswagen Bruxelles S.A. – Brussel N.V. 2005 Establishment of the company AutoVision S.A. – N.V. as the operator of the Automotive Park. 2006 Decision by Volkswagen AG to focus production of the Golf at the Wolfsburg and Mosel sites. Restructuring agreement, 2,200 jobs are saved 2007–2009 Transitional phase: Successive restructuring of the plant by Audi Production of the Audi A3, VW Golf (until summer 2007) and VW Polo (until November 2009) by Audi Brussels. 2009 100th anniversary of the Audi brand and 60th anniversary of the Audi site in Brussels 2010 May: Start of production of the Audi A1 November: Production of the seven-millionth automobile at the site 2011 Visit by the former Belgian King Albert II. Opening of the visitor pathway November: Start of
