Trump announces Audi will build $4 billion US factory in Georgia
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced Audi plans to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility at the Middle Georgia Megasite, a $4 billion investment expected to create 4,500 new jobs.
- The Mid-Georgia Gateway Joint Development Authority , formed in May 2026, secured the investment by uniting Peach, Macon-Bibb, and Houston counties to market the 1,474-acre site near Interstate 75.
- Audi expects to begin grading in 2027 and construction in 2028, reaching full production of 200,000 SUVs annually by 2031, with rail access to the ports of Savannah and Brunswick within 5 hours.
- Trump, who has imposed significant tariffs on foreign-made vehicles to encourage domestic production, appeared alongside Audi CEO Gernot Döllner at a GOP rally to announce the project.
- Audi is also expected to build 25,000 vehicles in South Carolina, while the company operates in more than 110 markets and employs over 88,000 people worldwide.
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A little more than a week before the mid-term elections, Donald Trump continues his "shocks" announcements in the economic field. After signing an agreement on Russian diesel exports, the US president announced this October 25 "a huge investment" of the Audi brand in the United States. The brand, which belongs to the Volkswagen group, will open its first factory in the US territory.
German carmaker Audi is planning to invest $4.2 billion to build its first plant in the United States, the announcement comes less than ten days before the US midterm elections.
US President Donald Trump announced that German carmaker Audi will build a car factory in Georgia, as part of his efforts to boost US manufacturing. During a campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, Trump said that Audi, the luxury brand owned by Volkswagen, will invest $4.2 billion in the Macon area, with the aim of producing 200,000 vehicles a year. He attributed the decision to his tariff policy. Audi CEO Gernot Döllner credits President Trump for t…
Audi is investing $4 billion to build its first U.S. assembly plant in Macon, Georgia, where it plans to produce 200,000 SUVs a year, US President Donald Trump announced at a campaign event in Georgia, which was later confirmed by Audi CEO Gernot Döllner. The investment could fundamentally reorganize European production, as later versions of some models currently manufactured in Bratislava could be manufactured in America, which could mainly aff…
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