Trump announces Audi will build $4 billion US factory in Georgia
Audi says the plant will begin production in the early 2030s and add 4,500 jobs as it expands premium SUV output for North America.
- 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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Audi AG Selects Georgia to Invest $4 Billion in First US Manufacturing Facility
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Trump: Audi to invest US$4.2bn in its first US plant
US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that Audi will build an automobile plant in Georgia as he tries to deliver on his promise to bolster American manufacturing in the final days before the midterm elections. Speaking at a campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, where he sought to boost Republican candidates, Trump said Audi – the German luxury brand owned by Volkswagen – would commit US$4.2 billion in nearby Macon to begin construction on …
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.
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