Audi Plans $4 Billion Georgia Plant With 4,500 Jobs

Audi plans to invest about $4 billion in a Georgia assembly plant capable of producing up to 200,000 vehicles a year, a project the company says will create about 4,500 jobs. President Donald Trump announced the plan at a campaign rally in Perry on October 24, while Audi described it as a long-term investment in the U.S. market. The plant is planned for the Middle Georgia Megasite in Peach County, near Macon, and is expected to build premium sport utility vehicles for North American customers. Audi CEO Gernot Döllner said the company intends to produce its biggest and most premium SUVs there. The company has not identified tariffs as the reason for the investment in its announcement. Audi said construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with production expected in the early 2030s. Georgia’s account gives a more detailed sequence: grading is expected in 2027, construction in 2028 and full production in 2031. The two schedules describe different project stages, though they do not set out an identical construction start. A U.S. official also said Audi plans to assemble 25,000 vehicles annually at Scout Motors’ plant under construction in Blythewood, South Carolina, with some...