History
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The heart of the Audi Group beats at the Ingolstadt site. When the Auto Union GmbH was founded in Ingolstadt more than 70 years ago, it opened a new chapter in the history of the automobile manufacturer, which was previously based in the German state of Saxony. The company began producing spare parts, motorcycles, and DKW vehicles in the former Ingolstadt Fort buildings.
| 1945 | Founding of Zentraldepot für Auto Union Ersatzteile Ingolstadt GmbH in Ingolstadt, at Schrannenstrasse 3, on December 3 |
| 1946 | Start of spare parts production |
| 1948 | Removal of the “old” Auto Union from commercial register in Chemnitz; start of development of a delivery truck in Ingolstadt |
| 1949 | Founding of Auto Union GmbH as a production company on September 3 in Ingolstadt; start of production of the DKW Schnelllaster van and DKW RT 125 W motorcycle |
| 1954 | Inauguration of the new motorcycle plant in Ingolstadt |
| 1958 | On April 24, acquisition of majority share in Auto Union by Daimler-Benz AG; wholly owned subsidiary at the end of 1964; cornerstone laid for new automobile factory in Ingolstadt; end of motorcycle production |
| 1959 | First DKW Junior from the new plant in Ingolstadt |
| 1962 | In June 1962, sale of facilities in Düsseldorf to Daimler-Benz AG; vehicle production primarily in Ingolstadt |
| 1964 | Acquisition of majority share in Auto Union by Volkswagenwerk AG (wholly owned VW subsidiary since late 1966) |
| 1965 | The first post-war Audi built in Ingolstadt; successive discontinuation of production of DKW models |
| 1969 | Merger of Auto Union GmbH and NSU Motorenwerke AG: |
| 1980 | Start of production of the Audi quattro at the Ingolstadt site |
| 1985 | Company renamed AUDI AG with headquarters in Ingolstadt; products and company have borne the same name ever since |
| 2009 | Centenary of the Audi brand, 60th anniversary of the Ingolstadt site |
| 2013 | Opening of the manufacturing site in Münchsmünster (module and system production and Münchsmünster press shop) near Ingolstadt |
| 2014 | Opening of Audi Neuburg: Audi driving experience and Competence Center Motorsport/Audi Sport, Audi Sport customer racing |
| 2015 | Opening of Audi Akademie in downtown Ingolstadt |
| 2016 | Land acquired for future incampus technology park; new top coat paint shop |
| 2017 | New Design Center; new production and logistics hall at the Logistics Center in Ingolstadt |
| 2018 | Remediation of incampus site begins |
| 2019 | Cornerstone laid for incampus technology park; opening of Ingolstadt Audi train stop |
| 2020 | First tenants move into offices at incampus technology park |
| 2021 | Conclusion of structural soil remediation on the incampus site; completion of Energy Control Center and functional building on incampus |
| 2022 | Start of regular operations at the Energy Control Center and the IT Center on incampus; construction of extensions at Audi Neuburg location for Audi’s Formula 1 project begins |
| 2023 | Start of production for the Audi Q6 e-tron as first fully electric model at the Ingolstadt location; inauguration of incampus and start of operations at new Audi Vehicle Safety Center |