German car maker Audi has selected central Georgia as the site of its first U.S. manufacturing facility—a $4-billion project that could turn out as many as 200,000 of its premium sport-utility vehicles per year when it reaches full production in the early 2030s.

Formally announced by Audi on Oct. 24, the project will be located south near Macon at the Middle Georgia Megasite, a 1,500-acre industrial development property in Peach County.

While no contractor has been announced for the project, Audi said it plans to begin site grading next year, with full construction getting underway in 2028. The completed plant could be larger than Audi’s 14.5-million-sq-ft plant in Neckarsulm, Germany, which currently produces more than 181,000 vehicles annually.

Audi is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Volkswagen Group, also Germany based.

The plant also would create about 4,500 new jobs, Audi said, but it did not indicate the proportion between construction and operations positions.…