Trump Announces Audi’s First-Ever U.S. Factory in Georgia as Tariffs Bite
German luxury auto brand looks to U.S. for growth as sales stall elsewhere
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Patrick GeorgeAudi is the only German auto brand without a U.S. factory. Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News
Audi will build its first-ever U.S. factory in Macon, Ga., President Trump announced Saturday, marking the latest move by a global automaker to focus on American buyers as sales fall off elsewhere in the world.
“I’m thrilled to announce a massive auto manufacturing investment in the great state of Georgia by a fantastic company,” Trump said at a midterm campaign rally in Perry, Ga.
