en.Wedoany.com Reported - Audi Hungaria Zrt. officially launched mass production of the new-generation MEBeco electric drive unit on June 18, 2026, at its engine plant in Győr, northwestern Hungary. The electric drive unit is a core technological component of the Volkswagen Group's MEB+ platform, with the first model to feature it being the CUPRA Raval, a pure electric compact car under the Volkswagen Group's CUPRA brand. Preparations for the project began in 2022, production facility construction started in 2024, with a total investment of 350 million euros, and the Hungarian government provided 22.5 million euros in subsidies for the project.
Audi Hungaria Zrt., a member of the Audi Group, has been producing powertrains for Audi and the Volkswagen Group since 1994 and is the world's largest powertrain plant. With over 11,000 employees, it is one of Hungary's largest employers and, with cumulative investments exceeding 12 billion euros since its establishment, the country's largest foreign investor. The Győr plant has 32 years of experience in powertrain manufacturing and 27 years in vehicle production. In 2025, the company produced 1,585,290 powertrains (of which 264,871 were electric drive units) and 200,756 complete vehicles, with annual revenue of 9.222 billion euros and net profit of 368 million euros.
MEBeco (Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten, Modular Electric Drive Kit) is the second electric drive system designed specifically for large-scale mass production by Audi Hungaria, following the PPE platform electric drive unit. This electric drive unit is a core component of the MEB+, the upgraded version of the Volkswagen Group's MEB platform. At the Győr plant, for the first time, Audi not only assembles complete electric drive units but also independently produces key components such as laminated cores, rotors, and power electronics, including software development and integrated final testing. The production area covers 33,000 square meters. The electric drive unit is designated as model APP290, named after its maximum torque output of 290 Nm. In the CUPRA Raval model, the motor will be available in four power levels: 85 kW, 99 kW, 155 kW, and 166 kW.
The MEBeco electric drive unit will be featured in the Volkswagen Group's new family of small electric vehicles, including, in addition to the CUPRA Raval, the Volkswagen ID.Polo and its GTI version, the Volkswagen ID.Cross, and the Škoda Epiq. Audi Hungaria plans to gradually increase production from a single shift to three shifts. Gerd Walker, Member of the Board of Management for Production and Logistics at Volkswagen Group, Member of the Board of Management for Production and Logistics at Audi AG, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Audi Hungaria, stated that the future of electrification is certain, and the mass production of the new electric drive unit is an important step on the Volkswagen Group's path to electrification. Michael Breme, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi Hungaria, pointed out that the start of MEBeco mass production is crucial for the next phase of the Volkswagen Group's transition to electric vehicles.
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