Trump Announces $4.2 Billion Audi Plant in Georgia at Perry Rally, Blasting Ossoff as Midterms Near
Trump brings a $4.2 billion jobs announcement to battleground Georgia President Donald Trump used a midterm campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 24, 2026, to announce that Audi will build its first-ever factory in the United States — a $4.2 billion plant in Macon, Georgia, that the company says will create about 4,500 jobs. "I'm thrilled to announce a massive auto manufacturing investment in the great state of Georgia by a fantastic company," Trump told the crowd, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump said the plant will produce 200,000 cars a year and that construction will begin next month. He called the project the biggest single investment in U.S. auto industry history. Audi Chief Executive Gernot Döllner joined Trump onstage at the rally. "We are planning to bring our biggest and most premium SUVs, and produce them here in Macon," Döllner said. Audi said production is slated to start in the early 2030s. The announcement gave Trump ...