Audi to build first US factory in Georgia, 4,500 jobs

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAudi will build its first American factory in Georgia, President Trump announced Saturday at a midterm campaign rally in Perry.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe plant is expected to create four thousand five hundred jobs, and it's going up at the Middle Georgia Megasite near Fort Valley.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAudi is the last major German car brand without a U. S. factory.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAudi says it lost about one point four billion dollars to tariffs last year, because every car it sells here is imported.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the factory is basically a tariff bill that finally got a building permit.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA U. S. official told Reuters the plant is expected to assemble the Q7, Q8 and Q9 SUVs.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNeither the state nor Audi has said what incentives are on offer.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAudi's CEO called it a long-term investment because the company believes in the American market.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGovernor Brian Kemp says Georgia is proud to welcome one of the world's most iconic automotive brands.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTen days before the midterms, mind you. I've seen a lot of announcements. This one has a ribbon-cutting and a ballot box.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPlausible.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHighest praise I've ever had from you.