No engineering - no cars

Participate and amazement was announced at the Day of Action "hands-on technology" in the Audi Forum in Neckarsulm. Young inventors were allowed their skills to the test.
NECKARSULM. Meet in an Audi, a BMW, a Mercedes and a Vauxhall in the Audi Forum in Neckarsulm. No, this is not a car-joke, but last Saturday was the day of action "hands-on technology" in and around the Audi Forum in Neckarsulm reality in many places.

With many hands-on activities, a DTM special, the stop of the Heidelberg Historic and many more Audi attracted about 4,500 visitors at its production site on the Neckar. "It is a day of action for the whole family with a focus on children and young people," emphasized organizer Yvonne townspeople against the Frankish messages.
For the youngest generation in that day, most caution. Particular attention will attract the workshop: Once build a solar racer himself, or modify an Audi R8 on the PC. No problem. Get the young inventor explains how a solar cell works and can be implemented by experts in the CAD program. Then comes the exciting part: "The young people may speak their own facelift of the Audi R8, create," says city dwellers and would really prefer to join. The result of getting the children on a USB stick home.

Why did you make the effort? For years, the manufacturer relies on the young. "We regularly open our home for children and young people," says city dwellers from their daily work. "Children with enthusiasm for technology, is not about presentations and charts," she knows from experience. "That is only through touch." The only way to let kids excited about technology. The main reasons are lack of engineering and the demographic change in Germany.
Both phenomena could in a couple of years have severe consequences for Audi - and in general for the German industry. "No engineers, no cars." Be as simple as that, the many information stands on education and study at Audi are not for nothing next to the visitors' entrance.
Whether existing measures already bear fruit, can not say that city dwellers. But one thing she knows: "We see many of the same children." A sign that optimism. Location spokesman Holger Kirsch sheds, "We must now just wait a few years to see if the engineering numbers go up."
Nevertheless, he remains realistic and do not want young adults to squeeze in make or break a career in engineering. "Everyone should learn to study what makes it fun." Nevertheless, it is taken in Germany, no errors, an engineering science. "
A satisfied visitors goodbye. The science-comedy group "Physikanten" have particularly impressed him. "They have the talent to inspire both children and physics professors," he praises the "Audi-people". Kirsch says. Shortly before the Physikanten's all fun and explosions have shown how to work a gasoline engine and a diesel motor.
And where the moms and dads to stay with the program so much? On the top floor of the forum shows a DTM Audi exhibition. There are not only all the previously successful Audi models, but also the competing cars from BMW, Mercedes and Opel.
Are more brands in the afternoon on the piazza to admire than to roll in around 200 historic vehicles, the Heidelberg Historic. "We have to be no problem, other manufacturers in our yard and our house. A rally lives off the colorful diversity," said Holger Kirsch. "So we also have the opportunity to bring the die-Daimler-driver once in contact with Audi." jer