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Audi to Build $4.2B Factory in Georgia, Trump Claims Victory
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In Short: President Donald Trump announced that Audi will build a $4.2 billion factory in Georgia, creating 4,500 jobs and producing 200,000 cars annually.
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that Audi, a German luxury carmaker, will build a $4.2 billion factory in Georgia, creating approximately 4,500 jobs. The plant, located in Macon, is expected to begin construction in 2027 and start production in the early 2030s.
The announcement was made during a campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, where Trump sought to boost Republican candidates. He credited his aggressive tariff policies for the company's decision to build the plant.
Audi CEO Gernot Döllner said the plant would produce the company's largest and most premium SUVs. 'This is a long-term investment, because we believe in the American market,' Döllner told supporters.
The facility will be built about 5 miles west of I-75 on the north side of Ga. 49, near Fort Valley. 'Building a new plant from the ground up allows us to rethink manufacturing from day one,' said production chief Gerd Walker.
Trump emphasized the significance of the investment, calling it 'the single largest investment in U.S. auto industry history, modern history.' He added, 'Without tariffs, they wouldn't be coming in.'
The plant is expected to produce 200,000 cars annually, a figure Trump described as 'incredible.' State officials say it could employ at least 4,500 people when fully built out.
In July, Toyota announced it would spend $3.6 billion to build a 2.5 million-square-foot truck assembly line in San Antonio, Texas, and shift some truck production to the U.S. from Mexico.
Last year, Trump's tariffs cost Audi €1.2-billion-euro ($1.4-billion), according to DW (Germany) and Euronext Markets. The tariffs, Trump claimed, were a key factor in Audi's decision to invest in the U.S.
Audi also plans to build 25,000 vehicles a year in neighboring South Carolina, an official said. Volkswagen plans to enlarge its Scout Motors factory in Blythewood, South Carolina, boosting capacity by 25,000 units annually for a model that has not been decided.
What this adds
The facility will be built at the Middle Georgia Mega Site, according to a press release from Audi.
The plant will provide a real-time view into how each of its nine major appliance plants is running, down to the workstation, thanks to the company's data platform Brilliant Factory.
Background
President Trump announced that Audi will build a $4.2 billion factory in Georgia, creating 4,500 jobs and producing 200,000 cars annually.
President Trump announced that Audi will build a $4.2 billion factory in Georgia, creating 4,500 jobs.
What's confirmed
- Trump said the massive plant from Audi parent Volkswagen could one day produce 200,000 cars a year.
- PERRY — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced German automaker Audi will spend $4.2 billion to build its first U.S.
- President Donald Trump has announced that Audi will build a new auto factory in Georgia.
- Audi, in a news release, said the plant — its first in Georgia — would create approximately 4,500 jobs and that construction was scheduled to begin in 2027, with production beginning in the early 2030s.
- “Think of that. 200,000 cars a year. That’s incredible,” Trump said, crediting his aggressive and unpopular tariff policies for the company's decision to build the plant.
- 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 $4.2 billion in nearby Macon to begin construction on a plant that will produce 200,000 cars a year.
- President Donald Trump greets Gernot Döllner, CEO of Audi AG, at a campaign rally at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Saturday, Oct.
- Audi says the plant will create 4,500 jobs and begin production in the early 2030s.
- "would immediately unlock over $20 billion in new American investments."
- Last year, Trump's tariffs cost Audi €1.2-billion-euro ($1.4-billion).
- “This is a long-term investment, because we believe in the American market,” he said.
- “Thank you on behalf of Georgia for putting the biggest economic deal in Georgia history right here today," he said.
What's still developing
- With millions of lines of data now generated every day, the company's data platform Brilliant Factory can provide a real-time view into how each of its nine major appliance plants is running, down to the workstation.
- "If you hear AC/DC, you know to come running down here," says Gabbert.
- "It's a fantastic opportunity for Audi, for the Audi team and for America," Döllner said.
- The plant will go up at the Middle Georgia Mega Site, Audi said in a press release on Sunday.
- "The quicker we know what the problem is, the quicker we can fix it." Today, American factories are under extraordinary pressure to perform perfectly.
Sources
- Reuterslink
- AJC.comlink
- Bozeman Daily Chroniclelink
- Briefs Financelink
- DWlink
- Euronext Markets: Real-time Stock Market Data | livelink
- KSLlink
- KTVNlink
- MotorBiscuitlink
- Star Beaconlink
- Türkiye Todaylink
- couriernews.comlink
- NPRlink
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