US EditionUPDATE: Volkswagen Said to Be Weighing Production for Audi in Chattanooga
HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AUG 7 – Audi may invest around $4 billion in a new Chattanooga plant to produce large electric SUVs, potentially doubling local auto jobs to nearly 10,000, reports say.
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Audi has big plans – and is forced to meet Donald Trump. The tariffs it imposes are particularly straining the car business. A SUV model of the VW subsidiary is particularly in focus.
Audi looking at Chattanooga for new factory
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — An industry report out of Germany says that building a second auto plant in Chattanooga is gaining ground at Audi. The luxury brand is owned by Volkswagen. One of their options for avoiding President Trump’s tariffs is building a twin plant next to Volkswagen’s here. They could use V-W’s infrastructure and supplier network which would reduce costs. Right now, Audi doesn’t make any vehicle in the U.S. so they would be…
In view of the ongoing audit of the construction of a possible new US plant, the head of the Audi works council, Jörg Schlagbauer, insists on guarantees for the German sites. “If we need a plant in the USA for political reasons, it must not be at the expense of employees and capacity utilization in Germany,” Schlagbauer told Focus. After tough negotiations, the Audi works council and company management had only agreed on a comprehensive staff re…
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