The complex nature of Audi’s German production requires highly planned and coordinated in-plant logistics processes and infrastructure
Even as Audi expands globally, the importance of its German plants cannot be overstated. Around half of the company’s planned investments of €22 billion ($28 billion) up to 2018 will go to the German sites. Ingolstadt is now churning out more than 2,500 cars per day (nearly 577,000 units in 2013), while Neckarsulm builds around 1,300 cars per day (more than 275,600 in 2013).
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