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Nela Heidner

Audi heads to US: Trump hopes carmaker boosts election bid

Audi is taking a major step into the American market: the premium manufacturer from Ingolstadt plans to invest around 4 billion US dollars in its first dedicated US car plant in the state of Georgia.

The announcement was made on Saturday, 24 October 2026, at an election campaign rally by US President Donald Trump in Perry, Georgia. Trump appeared alongside Döllner and stressed in his speech that his trade policy was encouraging companies to move production to the United States. The timing of the announcement is likely to play well in the battle for the midterm elections on 3 November.

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