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Audi launches serial production of electric engines at Hungarian plant

A worker checks the electric engines at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

GYOR, Hungary (Reuters) - Audi has launched serial production of electric engines at its Hungarian plant, the luxury carmaker said in a statement on Tuesday.

Audi's Hungarian unit said the engines will be made for its all-electric e-tron models. Initial daily capacity will be about 400 electric engines at the Hungarian plant, which can be increased gradually, it said.

Audi, which also makes cars in Hungary, manufactured a total of more than 1.965 million various engines at its Hungarian plant in the city of Gyor last year, and is one of Hungary's most important exporters.

Electric engines production hall is seen at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

(Reporting by Krisztina Than and Krisztina Fenyo)

Audi electric engine is seen at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
Audi electric engine is seen at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
A part of an electric engine is seen on a production line at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
Electric engine is seen during the launch ceremony of Audi electric engines at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto speaks during launch ceremony of Audi electric engines at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
A worker manufactures part of the electric engines at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
A worker checks the screen at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
A part of an electric engine is seen on a production line at the Audi Factory in Gyor, Hungary, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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