Thursday, November 14, 2013

Audi News: Roof-raising ceremony for Audi Sport in Neuburg


Audi Press Release / News in brief update

Audi Sport will receive a new home in the 2014 season. At the roof-raising ceremony for the new Competence Center Motorsport on Wednesday, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Management Board Member for Technical Development of AUDI AG, and Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich welcomed guests from the local political community and the architectural and planning firms involved in the project.

Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Sport, Dr. Bernhard Gmehling, Lord Mayor of the City of Neuburg, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Management Board Member for Technical Development of AUDI AG, Max Wäcker, Deputy Works Council Chairman of AUDI AG, Roland Weigert, Country Commissioner of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen

14 months following the ground-breaking ceremony, the preliminary building works have been completed in the complex of the Audi Driving Experience Center in Neuburg. In summer 2014, around 300 Audi employees will be moving from Ingolstadt to Neuburg. “Audi Sport has continually grown since its formation in 1980 and the technical requirements have become increasingly demanding as well,” emphasized Dr. Ullrich. “The new competence center is a very important step for us to assure our continued ability of being successful in motorsport.”