Trump announces Audi will build $4 billion US factory in Georgia
The $4.2 billion project is expected to create 4,500 jobs and produce 200,000 SUVs a year, officials said.
- 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 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…
The plant will be Audi's first in the US and will create around 4,500 jobs - "I am excited to announce a huge investment in the automotive industry," said Trump.
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Trump Rallies Georgia Republicans in Perry, Announces $4.2 Billion Audi Plant Ahead of Midterm Elections
President Donald Trump campaigned for Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins and gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson in Perry, Georgia, while announcing a major automobile manufacturing investment ... The post WATCH: Trump Rallies Georgia Republicans in Perry, Announces $4.2 Billion Audi Plant Ahead of Midterm Elections first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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