{
  "id": 16526547,
  "title": "Audi CEO Gernot Döllner appears on stage with Trump at a Republican campaign rally to announce a new car factory in Georgia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/audi-ceo-gernot-dollner-appears-on-stage-with-trump-at-a-republican",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-25T21:08:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/10/25/audi-ceo-gernot-dollner-trump-republican-campaign-rally-car-factory-georgia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a Republican campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that Audi, the German luxury automobile brand owned by Volkswagen, will build a new car factory in the state. The announcement was made as Trump sought to support Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. Trump stated that Audi will invest $4.2 billion in Macon to construct a plant capable of producing 200,000 vehicles annually, expressing enthusiasm about the company's decision. The move is seen as a significant boost for American manufacturing, especially as the party aims to maintain control over the House and Senate.\n\nThe CEO of Audi, Gernot Döllner, joined Trump on stage to discuss the project. Döllner highlighted that the plant would focus on producing premium SUVs, emphasizing it as a long-term investment in the American market. Audi announced that the new facility would create around 4,500 jobs and that construction would commence in 2027, with car production beginning in the early 2030s.\n\nRepublicans are anticipating potential losses in the upcoming midterm elections, as they grapple with public dissatisfaction over high costs and the ongoing conflict in Iran. At the rally, Rick Jackson, the Republican candidate for Georgia governor, expressed gratitude to Trump for the economic plans, calling it the \"biggest economic deal in Georgia history.\"",
  "summary": "Trump said Audi would commit $4.2 billion in nearby Macon to begin construction on a plant that will produce 200,000 cars a year.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}