Audi begins production of electric motors for the PPE in Győr
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Audi begins production of electric motors for the PPE in Győr
• Newly developed electric drive systems used for the first time in the Audi Q6 e-tron series
• Audi CEO Gernot Döllner : “ Győr is predestined for the production of these highly compact and efficient electric motors for the PPE ”
• Around 700 employees work in three shifts to produce up to 2,000 electric motors a day for the Premium Platform Electric ( PPE )
A new chapter in drive production at Audi is beginning in the Hungarian city of Győr , as the company commences manufacture of electric motors for the Premium Platform Electric ( PPE ). The newly developed electric motors will be used for the first time in the Audi Q6 e-tron series . Production of the first fully electric Audi model is scheduled to start at the Ingolstadt headquarters at the end of the year with the PPE-based model . Among other provisions , the company has set up its own battery assembly facility in Ingolstadt in preparation for this step . In Győr , Hungary , Audi Hungaria produces stators and transmission components in a completely new 15,000-squaremeter production area , where the axles for the PPE are also assembled . Product testing also takes place in Győr .
“ Győr is predestined for the production of these highly compact and efficient electric motors for the PPE ,” says Audi CEO Gernot Döllner . “ The highly qualified team at the site has already built over 400,000 electric drive systems since 2018 , which is invaluable experience .” In addition to the electric motors for the PPE that power the Audi Q6 e-tron series , Győr also builds the drive system for the Audi Q8 e-tron . Furthermore , an additional production area is being set up for electric motors that will be used in vehicles based on the MEBeco ( modular electric drive toolkit ) in the Volkswagen Group .
To produce the electric motors for the PPE , the brand with the four rings has installed three new lines . The production line for stators has 28 work steps , the one for transmission components has 15 . One axle alone requires 190 individual steps to assemble . Around 700 employees are involved in production . In terms of series production , the employees in Győr work in three shifts to build up to 2,000 electric motors per day for the PPE . The site supplies both Audi and Porsche . Compared to the previous electric motor assembly facility , the vertical range of production has been increased once again . “ The start of production in Győr marks an important milestone in the rampup of production of the Audi Q6 e-tron ,” says Audi Board Member for Production and Logistics Gerd Walker .
“ I know from personal experience how passionately the team at Audi Hungaria works and how systematically it advances the further electrification of the world ’ s largest engine plant . With its
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