The Germans from Audi announced their production plans for the year to come, plans which also include the Audi R8 e-Tron, a model which will be manufactured in a limited series. The fully electric R8 e-Tron is not the only novelty for 2012 as Audi will start producing the next generation of the A3 sedan along the A6 quattro but also the Audi A8 hybrid.
![Audi R8 e-Tron](https://www.automotorblog.com/storage/2011/12/Audi-R8-e-Tron-55.jpg)
In order to achieve these goals, Audi wants to hire another 1,200 workers next year and to invest around €13 billion. This big investment will help the company to expand the models range but also to increase the production of the current facilities.
To be more precise, the €13 billion investment will be the biggest ever of the German company and will take place gradually from 2012 to 2016.
![Audi R8 e-Tron](https://www.automotorblog.com/storage/2011/12/Audi-R8-e-Tron-56.jpg)
Thomas Sigi, Member of the Board of Management at Audi commented: “We are aiming to achieve strong growth on an international scale and boost our lightweight construction and electric mobility areas of expertise in particular.”
As mentioned above, a good amount of money will be spent on new models development, around €10 billion from the total being secured for this purpose.