# Audi to build $4bn US SUV factory despite Volkswagen job cuts at home

https://mins.news/en/item/114749

- The Guardian, 2026-10-25 13:43 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/25/volkswagen-to-build-4bn-audi-suv-factory-in-us-despite-job-cuts-at-home

> Audi plans to invest $4bn in its first US factory, in Macon, Georgia, producing 200,000 SUVs annually and creating 4,500 jobs. The announcement comes as Volkswagen faces steep US tariffs and cuts jobs and closes factories in Germany, citing Chinese competition, tariffs and the costly shift to electric vehicles.

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