Image: AudiThe Seat plant in Martorell, Spain, is on the verge of a major transformation as the VW Group’s long-awaited range of battery-electric compact cars, including the Cupra Raval and VW ID. Polo prepares for launch. Audi initially produced its smallest model, the A1, at its Brussels plant, but when the facility was repurposed for the Audi e-tron quattro and subsequently closed, production of the A1 was relocated to Seat in Spain. Since its debut in 2010, nearly 1.4 million A1 units have been built, split between Belgium and Spain.Audi states that the smallest Audi SUV, the Q2, has been a “cornerstone of the production programme at the company’s headquarters” in Ingolstadt since 2016. Now, after 887,231 units, production has ended; the Q2 will not be immediately replaced by a battery-electric model at the Ingolstadt plant. Instead, this summer will see the start of joint production of the Audi Q3 with Audi Hungaria in Győr, Hungary. To increase capacity for the popular SUV, Audi will transport bodies produced in Győr to Ingolstadt for painting and final assembly.In parallel, Audi is advancing the electrification of its Ingolstadt site. Following the production launches of the Audi Q6 e-tron in 2023 and the Audi A6 e-tron in 2024, this autumn will mark the start of manufacturing for another all-electric model series at the headquarters—the recently confirmed A2 e-tron.audi-mediacenter.com