With $4 billion in facility-specific investment and 4,500 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The automotive context.
Automotive manufacturing is expanding across the United States. New assembly plants, upgrades to long-established factories and a growing base of component suppliers are bringing major investment to the Midwest and Southeast. Some of the country's largest manufacturing campuses are now under development in the South, linking vehicle production with new regional supply chains.
At a glance
- Company
- Audi AG
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Peach County, Georgia
- Investment
- $4.00B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 4,500
- Status
- Announced
- Announced
- Oct 24, 2026
- Opening timeline
- Site grading expected in 2027; facility construction expected in 2028. Audi plans production to begin in the early 2030s; Georgia officials expect full production in 2031.
- Added to tracker
- Oct 25, 2026
Official references
- Audi AG, "Audi to establish first U.S. production site in Georgia, investing $4 billion and creating 4,500 jobs," October 25, 2026 https://www.audi.com/en/press-releases/audi-to-establish-first-us-production-site-in-georgia-investing-4-billion-and-creating-4500-jobs-18420
- Office of Governor Brian Kemp, "Gov. Kemp: Audi AG Selects Georgia to Invest $4 Billion in First US Manufacturing Facility," October 24, 2026 https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-10-24/gov-kemp-audi-ag-selects-georgia-invest-4-billion-first-us-manufacturing
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Audi Middle Georgia SUV Plant — Audi AG, Peach County." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/audi-middle-georgia. Accessed October 25, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.