Audi will invest $4 billion to build its first US plant in Macon, Georgia, creating 4,500 jobs as parent Volkswagen faces Trump tariffs. CEO Garno Dellner announced the plant at a Trump campaign rally days before the US midterm elections, stating: “We plan to bring our largest and most premium SUVs, and make them here in Macon, Georgia. This is a long-term investment because we believe in the US market. The plant will produce 200,000 Q7, Q8 and Q9 SUVs annually, and will move part of the production from Bratislava, Slovakia. Volkswagen has reported that Trump's 15% tariffs on EU imports are costing it up to 5 billion euros a year, which could increase tensions in Germany, where the company is cutting up to 100,000 jobs and closing factories.

Audi will invest $4 billion to build its first US plant in Macon, Georgia, creating 4,500 jobs as parent Volkswagen faces Trump tariffs. CEO Garno Dellner announced the plant at a Trump campaign rally days before the US midterm elections, stating: “We plan to bring our largest and most premium SUVs, and make them here in Macon, Georgia. This is a long-term investment because we believe in the US market. The plant will produce 200,000 Q7, Q8 and Q9 SUVs annually, and will move part of the production from Bratislava, Slovakia. Volkswagen has reported that Trump's 15% tariffs on EU imports are costing it up to 5 billion euros a year, which could increase tensions in Germany, where the company is cutting up to 100,000 jobs and closing factories.