Audi has been producing the A4 at its main plant in Ingolstadt for 20 years now. With more than six million units sold so far, it is the most successful Audi of all time.
"When the Audi A4 superseded the successful Audi 80 series 20 years ago, it became a bestseller soon after its launch. It was the fastest production ramp up in the company’s history. The foundations were laid by our employees’ commitment and the excellent preparations made for the new model series," said Dr. Hubert Waltl, Board of Management Member for Production at AUDI AG. "The sporty A4 family is the heart of the Audi brand still today, and is extremely popular with our customers around the world."
Since its market launch in 1994, more than six million customers have decided in favor of an A4 model. The company has already delivered more than two million units of the current generation alone (in production since 2007). Demand is particularly strong for the A4 in China, Germany and the United States. In the German market, every fifth car delivered to customers by Audi in 2013 was of this model series.
Besides celebrating the model's 20th anniversary, Audi also confirmed the Ingolstadt plant is currently preparing for production of the fifth-generation A4, which will be launched in 2015. The German carmaker said "Numerous construction changes and other modernizations are necessary for the new model. In the new body shop in the northern part of the plant site, for example, more than 1,300 machines such as robots and welding guns are being installed."
