Audi Brussels is further reducing its "transformation team," responsible for preparing the factory’s eventual closure, from about 220 to 160 employees by early August, according to spokesperson Peter D’hoore.
Having successfully completed the second phase of transformation since early May, significant steps have been taken to dismantle and sell installations and materials. Production facilities for bodywork, paint departments, battery assembly, and measuring equipment have been sold, along with all restaurant and canteen equipment.
Some of the initial installations have already been dismantled and sent to new destinations, with production lines, equipment, and machinery relocated to other sites where they will be repurposed.
Audi Brussels employees were offered the chance to buy items like IT equipment, work tools, office furniture, bicycles, and workwear on attractive terms. Additionally, the factory donated a significant number of items and materials to over 35 schools and non-profit organisations across Flanders, Brussels, and Wallonia.
These donations primarily included office and IT materials, valued at several hundred thousand euros. Furthermore, the GO! technical academy in Halle received an Audi Q8 e-tron as training material for future engineers and technicians.
Parts remaining in the factory were also sold. Battery modules originally intended for the Audi Q8 e-tron will be used by Audi for producing energy storage systems.
