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Trump Effect: German Auto Giant Audi Looks to Move Production to U.S. |
2025-03-22 |
[BREITBART] German luxury auto manufacturer Audi said it is considering moving car production to the United States to avoid tariffs from the Trump administration. Volkswagen's subsidiary Audi brand said this week that it is examining various long-term strategies, including potentially shifting production to America, to deal with President Donald Trump's restrictions on foreign imports. Audi CEO Gernot D llner said that the company is ''currently assessing various scenarios for additional localization in North America — among other things, to be closer to the needs of local customers and to make ourselves more resilient to global economic uncertainties.'' Although no firm decision was made this week, the German auto giant said that it would be announcing later this year where it intends to produce its primary vehicle models for the American market. Currently, Audi does not have any production sites in the United States, having opted to produce top-selling models in the U.S. market, such as the Q5, in Volkswagen plants in Mexico. This has put the brand at risk of being slapped with tariffs under the Trump administration, which has made the reshoring of auto manufacturing back to the U.S. a top priority. Related: Audi 12/10/2024 Inside story: Hezbollah, Iran and the downfall of Assad Audi 11/08/2024 Audi crashes on German Market Audi 06/13/2024 Unmasked, the hitwoman in the hijab: On-the-run American whose double life as an assassin-for-hire... |
Posted by:Fred |
#4 Apparently Audi is not seeing a lot of quality autoworkers or luxury auto buyers among their migrant population |
Posted by: Regular joe 2025-03-22 13:57 |
#3 Precedent: Toyota’s first manufacturing investment in the United States came in 1972 when the company struck a deal with Atlas Fabricators, to produce truck beds in Long Beach, in an effort to avoid the 25% "chicken tax" on imported light trucks. By importing the truck as an incomplete chassis cab (the truck without a bed), the vehicle only faced a 4% tariff.[9] Once in the United States, Atlas would build the truck beds and attach them to the trucks. The partnership was successful and two years later, Toyota purchased Atlas (which had been financially struggling) and it would eventually be renamed Toyota Auto Body California (TABC) as part of the company's Toyota Auto Body manufacturing subsidiary.[10] |
Posted by: Skidmark 2025-03-22 09:36 |
#2 You can’t have an assembly plant operational before the end of the next four years. It just talk until they buy property. |
Posted by: Super Hose 2025-03-22 09:04 |
#1 The Art of the Deal strikes again. |
Posted by: NN2N1 2025-03-22 07:44 |