Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home
- Audi has said it will spend $4bn (£3bn) to build its first factory in the US, as its parent company, Volkswagen, struggles with the impact of steep tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.
- The German brand’s chief executive, Gernot Döllner, joined Trump on stage at a campaign rally on Saturday night to announce the factory in Macon, Georgia, in an unusual move by a big European brand just days before the US midterm elections.
- The Republican party under Trump is trying to retain control of both houses of Congress, but it is polling poorly as it struggles with higher fuel prices caused by Trump’s war on I
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- Audi has said it will spend $4bn (£3bn) to build its first factory in the US, as its parent company, Volkswagen, struggles with the impact of steep tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.
- The German brand’s chief executive, Gernot Döllner, joined Trump on stage at a campaign rally on Saturday night to announce the factory in Macon, Georgia, in an unusual move by a big European brand just days before the US midterm elections.
- The Republican party under Trump is trying to retain control of both houses of Congress, but it is polling poorly as it struggles with higher fuel prices caused by Trump’s war on I
Sources: Guardian