Jubilee in Brussels: 500,000th Audi A1 14.10.2014: King Philippe of Belgium visits the Audi site in Brussels Audi’s Board of Management Member for Human Resources Prof

    King Philippe of Belgium visits the Audi site in Brussels

    Audi’s Board of Management Member for Human Resources Prof. Thomas Sigi: “The Brussels team produces the A1 family with experience, skill and passion”



In the picture f.l.t.r.: Patrick Danau, General Director at Audi Brussels, his Majesty King Philippe of Belgium, Prof. Thomas Sigi, Board of Management Member for Human Resources and Labor Relations Director at AUDI AG, Norbert Handlos, Head of Finance Audi Brussels, Marc-Jean Ghyssels, Mayor of the municipality Forst, Michael Schmid, Head of Human Ressources Audi Brussels and Baron Roland D‘Ieteren, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of D‘Ieteren S.A./N.V)


500,000 Audi A1* cars produced at the plant in Brussels. The jubilee model, a Misano red Audi A1 S line, drove off the assembly line today. The car is equipped with a 1.4 liter TFSI engine and is destined for a customer in Germany. His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium visited the Audi plant in Forest, a municipality of Brussels, on this special day.


 Prof. Thomas Sigi, Board of Management Member for Human Resources and Labor Relations Director at AUDI AG, and Patrick Danau, General Director at Audi Brussels, showed the monarch around the modern automobile factory.


“The King’s visit on the jubilee of the Audi A1 is a special honor for the Brussels team,” stated Audi’s Board of Management Member for Human Resources Thomas Sigi. “Our employees here produce the A1 family with experience, skill and passion, and at the same time demonstrate the international competitiveness of the plant in Belgium.”


“We are delighted that King Philippe has visited our plant,” added Patrick Danau, General Director at Audi Brussels. The program for the King’s visit focused on the workforce of Audi Brussels and the new technical developments at the plant. Another aspect that was emphasized was the successful model of dual education and training, with which Audi combines theoretical education at local colleges with practical experience in its apprentice workshops.


Audi has been producing its A1 family at the state-of-the-art plant in Brussels for nearly four years now. “Together with our team, we make a significant contribution to the Group’s growth and competitiveness,” stated Danau.



Fuel consumption figures of the model mentioned:


Audi A1

Fuel consumption combined in l/100 km: 5.9 – 3.8;
CO2 emissions combined in g/km: 139 – 99



Joachim Cordshagen, photo Audi