US President Donald Trump announced that the luxury brand of the German concern Volkswagen, Audi, will build a new production facility in the state of Georgia with an investment of over $4 billion. during a campaign rally in the city of Perry. While the president links the automaker’s decision to its aggressive tariff policy, which last year cost the company 1.2 billion euros due to imports from Europe and Mexico, Audi sales in the US drop 16 percent this year amid strong competition from China. At the event, Republican candidate for governor of Georgia Rick Jackson thanked T, saying: Thank you on behalf of Georgia for concluding the largest economic deal in Georgia’s history right here today.
(or historic economic deal reached today). Meanwhile, it became clear that in May, European car manufacturers lost 8 billion euros due to Trump’s tariffs.
Investment, capacity and jobs in Georgia
The new plant will be located in the city of Macon, near Perry, according to a press release from The Audi project is worth 4 billion US dollars (or $4.2 billion according to Trump’s statement). The facility will create about 4,500 jobs and have a production capacity of up to 200,000 cars per year. The president exclaimed to American media: Think about it. 200,000 cars a year. That’s incredible.
(Or imagine. 200,000 cars every year. That’s just incredible.) The company’s CEO Gernot Dölner noted on stage that the plant will produce the brand’s largest and most prestigious SUV models, developed specifically for customers in North America, including the expected Q7, Q8 and Q9 models. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, and production itself should start in early 2030. The brand also emphasized that through these models, it aims to unleash significant growth potential locally and establish North America as the third main pillar in its global production network, along with Europe and China.
Market challenges and long-term plans
According to the announcement, North Carolina is also linked to the German manufacturer’s plans to produce 25,000 cars a year in the neighboring state, while other foreign companies such as Japan’s Toyota and Honda, as well as Korea’s Hyundai, have also announced intentions for plants in the United States.
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