Audi has recently announced the next-generation R8 will begin rolling off the assembly line in mid-2014 at the company's new Böllinger Höfe facility.
While the German carmaker didn't have much to say about the supercar, the 23 hectares site will have body manufacturing, assembly and logistics facilities. The latter facility is scheduled to begin operation in early 2014 and covers a surface roughly equivalent to five soccer fields.
With the construction of the new hall, Audi is implementing a variety of measures to conserve resources as the company will collect rain water for reuse and selected areas will be heated using solar energy.
"The new production facility is a key element for the future viability and competitiveness of the Audi site," said Plant Manager Fred Schulze. "The construction project provides the space necessary for high-volume production in Neckarsulm."
"All of our manufacturing expertise for the R8 will then be completely consolidated under one roof," said Franciscus van Meel, Managing Director of quattro GmbH. "This will enable us to optimize our production process and further expand our small-scale production expertise at the Neckarsulm site."
