Audi CEO Gernot Döllner appears on stage with Trump at a Republican campaign rally to announce a new car factory in Georgia

President Donald Trump announced that Audi will build an automobile plant in Georgia, using the planned facility to reinforce his message on American manufacturing during the final days before the midterm elections.

Announcement made at campaign event

Trump made the announcement Saturday at a Republican campaign rally. Audi CEO Gernot Döllner appeared on stage with the president, according to the event details provided.

The announcement connects Audi’s reported expansion plans with Trump’s pledge to strengthen manufacturing in the United States. It also places a major industrial project within the political messaging of the campaign season.

Details of the facility remain limited

The available information does not identify the plant’s investment value, construction schedule, production plans or expected employment. It also does not provide further details about the facility’s location within Georgia.

That leaves the scale and wider economic impact of the project unclear. For now, the announcement establishes Audi’s reported intention to build in Georgia but offers no additional terms about how or when the plant would proceed.

Business and political significance

The proposed factory gives Trump an example to cite as he seeks to demonstrate progress on domestic manufacturing. For Georgia, the announcement points to a potential new automobile production site, although the limited information available prevents a fuller assessment of its effects on the state’s economy or the automotive industry.