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Audi says it plans its first US plant, in Georgia, for about $4 billion

Audi said it "intends to invest around $4 billion and create approximately 4,500 jobs" at its first US production site, in Georgia. Construction of the plant, with "an annual production capacity of up to 200,000 vehicles", is to begin in 2027, with production in the early 2030s. The White House wrote that "President Trump is bringing auto manufacturing back to American soil through tariffs".

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