President Donald Trump announced Audi’s $4.2 billion commitment to a Macon manufacturing plant, a project he called the largest modern investment in U.S. auto history.
Speaking at a midterm campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, Trump said the German automaker will build a major factory nearby and begin construction as early as next month.
Fox Business reported that he framed the deal as a win for American manufacturing and Georgia workers, and brought Audi executives onstage to underline the commitment.
“Today I’m thrilled to announce a massive auto manufacturing investment in the great state of Georgia by a fantastic company,” Trump said.
"Audi has just committed to invest $4.2 billion in nearby Macon, Georgia to begin the construction next month on a massive plant that will produce 200,000 cars a year."
“That’s incredible,” he added. “This will be the single largest investment in U.S. auto industry history, modern history.”
Georgia officials said the facility is expected to create about 4,500 jobs and build premium SUVs for the North American market.
Trump credited Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with helping secure the deal. Audi CEO Gernot Döllner and Audi North America President Vito Paladino joined him onstage.
Döllner thanked the president for his support and said the project would matter for the company and the country.
"It's a fantastic opportunity for Audi, for the Audi team and for America."
He laid out the production plan in plain terms.
"We are planning to bring our biggest and most premium SUVs and produce them here in Macon, Georgia."
“This is a long-term investment because we believe in the American market,” Döllner said.
Trump also pointed to a wider wave of auto industry commitments he said total $40 billion and would support 30,000 jobs. He did not break those figures down project by project at the Perry event.
The Audi plant would be the company’s first manufacturing site in the United States, according to the announcement details carried in the report. Production capacity was stated at 200,000 vehicles a year once the factory is running.
A day earlier, at a Florida rally, Trump announced a separate $275 million initiative aimed at recruiting and retaining nurses in nursing homes. That pitch sat apart from the Georgia auto news but fit the same stretch of campaign stops focused on jobs and domestic investment.
Absolute calendar dates for the Perry rally and a signed contract or formal site address were not detailed in the available reporting. What was clear was the public commitment: $4.2 billion, a Macon footprint, an early construction target, and a stated bet on U.S. demand for high-end SUVs.
When global manufacturers put billions and factories on American soil, workers and taxpayers get the clearest proof that policy favoring domestic production still draws real capital.
