Audi Workers Push Back on US Plant Plans Amid Trump’s Tariffs

Trump’s Audi expansion plan in US meets worker resistance over job security

President Donald Trump’s push for Germany’s top automaker to build a U.S. plant is facing resistance, as employees demand job security before the move. Audi’s top labor official said the company must secure jobs and production in Germany before expanding to the United States. The automaker is weighing plans for a U.S. manufacturing hub, even as its parent company, Volkswagen AG, already operates one plant in the country and is building another f…

Audi workers push back on US plant plans amid Trump’s tariffs

Efforts by US President Donald Trump to pressure Germany’s top carmakers into building plants in America have hit a roadblock, Audi’s own workforce. Labour leaders at the Volkswagen-owned brand say the company must safeguard jobs and production in Germany before committing to a US manufacturing hub. Audi is weighing options for its own US plant, even as Volkswagen operates one facility there and is building another for the Scout brand. But works…