Audi Brussels

Audi Brussels, formerly Volkswagen Vorst, is an Audi production site in the Brussels municipality of Forest / Vorst.

Pierre D' leteren concluded in 1948 an agreement with the Volkswagenwerk GmbH for the auto import. The foundation stone was laid for a production hall in Vorst / Forest on 1 September 1948, even before its completion, rolled in April 1949, the first Studebaker from the tape. Starting in 1954, made ​​the work even the VW Beetle - at that time, the work extended over 314,000 square meters with 750 workers and produced about 75 cars per day. 1960 ran from the production of Studebakers and the work focused on the Volkswagen and Porsche.

Originally remained D' leteren owner of the factory until it was fully taken over by Volkswagen in 1970. After 1,143,664 cars built the last Beetle rolled off the production line in 1975. In the series were at Volkswagen Bruxelles S. A. - Brussels N.V. VW Passat and VW Golf from 1980 also made ​​. Later productions included at times as well as the Audi A3 and VW Lupo VW Polo.

On 21 November 2006, the announcement came that the production of the Golf, Volkswagen Vorst set in 2009, and more than 3500 of the then 5,000 jobs are to be cut. At this time a year rolling 200,000 cars off the line. 2007, the name of the plant was changed to Audi Brussels and production focused on the Audi A1.