Adidas will start large-scale production of sports shoes in a custom-built, highly-automated factory near Ansbach, Germany. The new facility is expected to be operational by the end of 2018, and it could eventually produce up to 10 million pairs per year.
Adidas will start large-scale production of sports shoes in a custom-built, highly-automated factory near Ansbach, Germany. After a 6 month trial, Adidas made the decision to produce approximately 1 million running shoes in developed markets over the next 5 years, as a result of wage increases in China and improvements in robotics that allow for more automation.