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Audi may boost size of new US auto plant by $3 billion, add 3,000 jobs

Reuters
Audi may boost size of new US auto plant by $3 billion, add 3,000 jobs

WASHINGTON, Nov ‌5 (Reuters) - Volkswagen luxury unit Audi will receive ​hundreds ‌of million of dollars ‌in state tax incentives and grants to ‌build a $4 billion assembly plant in the state of Georgia and is considering ⁠a second phase, ‌documents released on ⁠Thursday showed.

Audi announced on October ​25 it plans to build its first ​US assembly plant ​near ‌Macon, Georgia that will open ​in the early ⁠2030s and produce ‌200,000 SUVs ​annually and ​employ 4,500 workers. Audi is considering a second phase that would cost ‌another $3 billion and add 3,000 workers by 2033, ‌according ​to documents released by the Mid-Georgia Gateway Development Authority.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; ‌Editing by Chris Reese)