US President Donald Trump announced that Audi would invest $4.2 billion to build a huge plant near Macon, Georgia. Annual production is expected to reach 200,000 vehicles, with approximately 30,000 jobs to be created.
At a rally near Perry, Georgia, Trump announced that Audi, a subsidiary of Germany's Volkswagen, would invest $4.2 billion to build a new huge plant in Macon, Georgia, in the southern United States. The plant is planned to produce 200,000 vehicles annually, and he said it would create 30,000 jobs in the region.
Audi CEO Gernot Döllner said at the rally that the Macon plant would produce one of the largest and highest-end SUVs, emphasizing that the project was a long-term investment based on confidence in the US market.
Trump cited several investment plans on the campaign trail before the election, and also outlined plans to develop manufacturing sites in other states and support measures as campaign pledges. This article reports the announcements as facts.