Five-millionth Audi A4 leaves the assembly line

Ingolstadt, – Today the Audi plant in Ingolstadt produced the
five-millionth Audi A4 – an Audi A4 Avant 3.0 TDI quattro in Misano Red. This
production milestone is the latest evidence of a success story that began in 1994
when the A4 model name was adopted. A great favorite with customers, the A4
accounts for a high proportion of production capacity at the Ingolstadt and
Neckarsulm plants.

In the words of Frank Dreves, Member of the Board of Management for Production
at AUDI AG: “This is another major milestone in Audi’s history. All versions of the A4
are efficient, elegant and enjoy outstanding success in their class. Our highly
motivated team and our effective Audi production system will keep this model on
course for continued success in the future.” Audi began production of the A4 model
line at its Ingolstadt site in 1994, and since 2007 has also been building it at
Neckarsulm as part of the production turntable. Today the A4 Sedan, A4 Avant,
A4 allroad quattro, S4 Sedan and S4 Avant are manufactured in Ingolstadt; the
A4 Sedan also leaves the assembly line in Neckarsulm.

“The success of the entire A4 model family keeps our two main production plants
fully occupied and safeguards the workforce’s jobs,” says Peter Mosch, Chairman of
the General Works Council. “Audi owes this success to its employees, who have
invested so much know-how, quality awareness and dedicated work in the A4.”
Peter Kössler, Ingolstadt Plant Manager, declares: “The A4 success story at this
production plant is impressive evidence of the performance that the Ingolstadt
team is capable of. As the assembly lines become more and more complex, the task
can only be handled with lean processes and the motivation of a high-performance
team – just like we have at Audi.”