Germany's Audi plans to invest $4 billion to build its first car plant in the United States. The company in Georgia plans to create 4.5 thousand jobs and produce up to 200 thousand cars a year. The start of production is planned for the early 1930s. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, links the investment decision to the increase in import duties. Trump believes the tariffs pushed the company to manufacture in the US. Last year, tariffs for Audi increased $1.4 billion. For the company, building a new plant means large capital expenditures, but allows it to change the cost structure when operating in the American market. Instead of depending on the import of finished cars, the manufacturer relies on domestic capacity. The US expects to get a new factory and thousands of jobs. For Audi, this is a long-term response to trade barriers: tariffs that were supposed to limit imports become an incentive to locate local production.

Germany's Audi plans to invest $4 billion to build its first car plant in the United States. The company in Georgia plans to create 4.5 thousand jobs and produce up to 200 thousand cars a year. The start of production is planned for the early 1930s. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, links the investment decision to the increase in import duties. Trump believes the tariffs pushed the company to manufacture in the US. Last year, tariffs for Audi increased $1.4 billion. For the company, building a new plant means large capital expenditures, but allows it to change the cost structure when operating in the American market. Instead of depending on the import of finished cars, the manufacturer relies on domestic capacity. The US expects to get a new factory and thousands of jobs. For Audi, this is a long-term response to trade barriers: tariffs that were supposed to limit imports become an incentive to locate local production.