AUDI AG opened its engine factory in Hungary in October 1994. Via the new factory in Győr, Audi not only ensured its international competitiveness, but also established an important strategic site of determinant importance in Hungary with continuously growing significance. Today, not only the almost entire engine range of Audi models originate from Győr, but also the engines for many other brands of the Volkswagen group.
Production was started with the assembly of the 1.8-litre, four-cylinder five-valve engines that were produced in naturally-aspirated and turbo versions. Since 1998, six-cylinder engines have also been produced in Győr with 2.4, 2.8, 3.0 and 3.2 litre cylinder capacities.
In 2002, engine production was broadened with the FSI direct injection engine.
In April 2006, the product range of Audi Hungaria was extended by the high performance 5.2 litre ten-cylinder FSI Otto engine, and the future-oriented, high efficiency – althouh simple and innovative – Vavelift system was also introduced.
In October 2007, Audi Hungaria started the serial production of new, four-cylinder Common Rail engines. Common rail injection increases the choice of high torque, low consumption and low emission TDI© engines in Audi and Volkswagen models.
In September 2008, the serial production of 6.0 litre 12-cylinder TDI engines was launched.
In April 2008, the 15-millionth engine came off the assembly line. It was installed into a specially equipped Audi TT police car.
In 2009, the serial production of 1.6 litre Common Rail diesel engines was started, and approximately 45,000 were manufactured by the beginning of 2010.
On 22 January 2010, the 18-millionth engine was finished; it was a 1.6 litre four-cylindre Common Rail diesel engine. The anniversary power unit was built into an Audi A3 Sportback.
1,883,757 engines have been built in 2011 in the engine manufacturing segment. This translates into a growth of 14.3 percent compared to 2010. 14 new engine variants were introduced last year. 2011 saw the manufacturing of two Grand Anniversary engines: the 20 millionth engine and the 10 millionth four-cylinder Otto-cycle engine. In the spring of 2011, the foundation stone of the Experimental Engine Manufacturing Centre’s new building was laid, providing 7,400 square metres of floor space for the manufacturing and research activities related to experimental engines.
