The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Saturday that the German automotive company Audi will raise its first production plant on U.S. territory, during a rally held in the state of Georgia in the final stretch leading up to the midterm elections.
Together with the company's CEO, Gernot Döllner, Trump explained to the attendees that the construction of the large SUV factory would begin next month and that the annual capacity of the facility would be around 200,000 units.
"I am very pleased to announce a massive investment in automobile manufacturing in the great state of Georgia. Audi has just committed to investing $4.25 billion (about €3.8 billion) in Macon, where next month the construction of a huge plant that will produce 200,000 cars a year will begin.
In parallel, the company clarified in an official note that the initially designed schedule set the start of construction for 2027 and the start of production for the beginning of the 2030s.
The brand expects to allocate more than $4 billion (about €3.57 billion) to the project and generate around 4,500 jobs at the new plant, which will focus on high-end SUVs specifically designed for the American consumer.
The announcement comes less than ten days before the elections on November 3, in which Republicans are trying to retain their slim majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, despite polls pointing to a possible Democratic victory.
Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has intensified pressure on foreign multinationals to move their production to the United States, combining the threat of new tariffs with tax advantages for those who manufacture within the country, with the aim of boosting the national economy and employment.