Audi to build $4 billion factory in Georgia

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 14:07 · Archive

Audi announced a $4 billion assembly plant in Georgia that will produce 200,000 SUVs annually and create 4,500 jobs.

Audi announced a $4 billion assembly plant in Georgia at a campaign rally on Saturday, with the German carmaker's chief executive joining Donald Trump on stage. The factory will produce 200,000 SUVs annually and create approximately 4,500 jobs. Construction is scheduled to begin next year, with car production starting in the early 2030s. The plant will assemble Audi Q7, Q8 and Q9 models, shifting some production from Slovakia.

Trump credited his tariff policies for Audi's decision to build in the US. The president has used sweeping tariffs on car imports to pressure foreign and domestic businesses to move production to America. According to the Guardian, Volkswagen—Audi's parent company—has said Trump's tariffs cost it up to €5 billion a year before accounting for lower sales, and the company is still struggling with continued high pressure from import tariffs.

The announcement came as Republicans faced losses in the midterm elections amid economic pressures. Trump has sought to present the investment as evidence that his tariff policies are succeeding in boosting American manufacturing, though the Guardian notes that overall US vehicle and parts employment has fallen since Trump took office.

How it is being reported

• Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at homeVW investment creates 4,500 jobs in Georgia comes amid Trump’s damaging tariffs, intense Chinese competition and costly shift towards EVs Audi has said it will spend $4bn (£3bn) to build its first factory in the US, as its parent company Volkswagen struggles with the impact of steep tariffs imposed by Donald Trump. The German brand’s chief executive, Gernot Döllner, joined Trump on stage at a campaign rally on Saturday night to announce the factory in Macon, Georgia, in an unusual move by a big European brand just days before the US midterm elections. Continue reading...Guardian Business · 25 Oct, 13:43
• Trump announces Audi will build $4 billion factory in USAfter Donald Trump made the announcement at an election rally in Georgia, the German carmaker confirmed plans for a factory in the US state, but noted car production would only start early next decade.DW News · 25 Oct, 04:44

In this story: Audi · Volkswagen · Donald Trump · Gernot Döllner · Georgia · United States · Slovakia

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