Audi Planning GmbH

What Audi Planning GmbH does

Audi Planung GmbH (APG) is a German engineering services firm and 100% subsidiary of AUDI AG, operating within the Volkswagen Group. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Gaimersheim with additional offices in Neckarsulm, Augsburg, and Fulda, the company employs approximately 300 people and provides production planning services exclusively to Volkswagen Group brands. The firm executes projects globally across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, with its workforce spanning 16 nationalities. APG is ISO 9001 certified and has been recognized with the 2020 TOP 100 Innovation award and as one of Germany's "Most Responsible Employers."

Name

Audi Planning GmbH

Legal name

Audi Planung GmbH

Website

https://audi-planung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Audi Planung GmbH is a 100% Audi AG subsidiary providing production planning and engineering services to Volkswagen Group brands. With approximately 300 employees across four German locations, it specializes in body shop, assembly, automation, virtual planning, and digital factory technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Manufacturing Planning Services

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing (3361), Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (33632), Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (336), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies (3711), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Vehicle Body Manufacturing (Emergency/Military/Mobile Clinics) (IMACAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Automotive ECUs/Control Modules & Embedded Electronics Manufacturing (IMACAJAC), ADAS Compute & Control Units Manufacturing (Domain Controllers/ECUs) (IMACAMAG)

Keywords

• Automotive plant planning
• Factory digitalization services
• Production process engineering
• Manufacturing facility design
• Body shop planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Ingolstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Planning Services for VW Group: Provides products and services for all brands in the VW Group, including planning manufacturing plants, production facilities, production processes, factory structure projects, and digitalization services. As a 100% subsidiary of AUDI AG, revenue is generated through service contracts with VW Group entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Audi Planung GmbH (APG) provides integrated planning and digitalization services for automotive manufacturing, covering manufacturing plant design, production process optimization, factory structure planning, body shop engineering, assembly and logistics planning, automation and control technology, and digital factory transformation. The company delivers these professional services exclusively to AUDI AG and other brands within the Volkswagen Group across four German locations and globally at customer sites.

Product overview

Audi Planung GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of AUDI AG providing integrated planning services for the Volkswagen Group. The company operates as a services portfolio rather than a software product company, offering five interconnected core service areas: Body Shop & Technology (manufacturing plant and body shop system planning), Assembly & Logistics (final vehicle assembly, HV battery production, and logistics), Vehicle Commissioning, Purchased Parts and Virtual Planning (electronics commissioning and supplier management), Automation and Control Technology (PLC programming, electrical design, shopfloor IT), and Digital Services (digital factory structure, application management, process automation). These services are delivered across four German locations to support the electrification and digitalization of automotive production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Body Shop & Technology Comprehensive planning and project management of body shop systems across the Volkswagen Group, including production-oriented product design, manufacturing process optimization, and lifecycle support through End of Production.
• Assembly & Logistics Project planning for systems and processes in final vehicle assembly, axle modules, powertrains, and high-voltage battery production, along with logistics equipment planning and automated material provisioning for VW Group brands.
• Vehicle Commissioning, Purchased Parts and Virtual Planning Commissioning of control units, calibration of driver assistance systems, software version management, supplier and purchased parts management, and virtual assembly planning using VR technology for VW Group vehicle production.
• Automation and Control Technology PLC programming standards development (Siemens, CODESYS, Phoenix), electrical hardware design (EPLAN), shopfloor IT solutions, screwdriving systems, conveyor technology integration, and testing of new production technologies including EC4P (Edge Cloud 4 Production).
• Digital Services Digitalization of factory structures through technical and methodological implementation, application lifecycle management, creation of digital factory models with 3D scans, enterprise architecture analysis, and digital transformation support through data analysis and workflow automation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Named one of the 100 most innovative companies in Germany in TOP 100 innovation competition 2020
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AUDI AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAUDI AG is the 100% parent company of Audi Planung GmbH. APG provides products and services for all brands in the VW Group. The combination of corporate affiliation and entrepreneurial autonomy allows APG to be flexible like a start-up while offering the security of a major corporation.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FEV Group: Independent engineering services provider focused on powertrain, vehicle, and software/electronics development for OEMs worldwide — directly comparable capability set to APG's assembly, powertrain, and HV battery planning work.
• IAV GmbH: German automotive engineering services company specializing in powertrain, electronics, and vehicle integration services for global OEMs — a direct functional analog to APG's planning and engineering work.
• Bertrandt AG: German automotive engineering services firm providing development and planning across body, powertrain, electronics, and production — closely comparable scale and scope to APG but with a diversified customer base.
• AKKA Technologies: European engineering and technology consulting firm (now part of Capgemini Engineering) specializing in automotive R&D, production engineering, and digital solutions for OEMs — closely comparable to APG's automotive engineering services scope.
• AVL List GmbH: Austrian-headquartered automotive engineering services firm with deep powertrain, electrification, and production planning expertise — comparable to APG's automation and HV battery production planning capabilities.
• EDAG Engineering GmbH: Germany-based independent engineering services provider for the automotive industry, offering plant, body, assembly, and digital factory planning — directly comparable to APG's service portfolio but serving multiple OEMs.
• Porsche Engineering Group GmbH: In-house engineering services arm of Porsche AG (itself part of VW Group) providing vehicle development and production planning — direct sibling analog to APG within the same parent corporate family.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering: Global engineering services and digital transformation provider (formed via Capgemini's acquisition of Altran/AKKA) — broader portfolio spanning automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers, with overlapping digital factory and Industry 4.0 capabilities.
• Magna International: Large global automotive supplier with full vehicle engineering, contract manufacturing, and complete vehicle programs — overlaps with APG's body shop and assembly planning at a much larger scale and across many OEMs.

Regional players

• Valmet Automotive: Finnish contract automotive manufacturer and engineering services provider with vehicle, battery, and powertrain production planning capabilities — overlapping capability set to APG but with a Northern European footprint and external customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AudiPlanungGmbH
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/audi-planung-gmbh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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