Audi weighs $3 billion second phase at Georgia plant, documents show

Key facts

• Audi is weighing a second phase costing another $3 billion and adding 3,000 workers by 2033, per authority documents.
• The first phase is a $4 billion plant near Macon, Georgia, due to open in the early 2030s.
• Audi will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax incentives and grants for the plant.
• The plant is to produce 200,000 SUVs annually and employ 4,500 workers in its first phase.

Audi is considering a second phase at its planned US assembly plant in Georgia that would cost another $3 billion and add 3,000 workers by 2033, according to documents released on November 5, 2026 by the Mid-Georgia Gateway Development Authority.

The Volkswagen luxury unit announced on October 25 that it plans to build its first US assembly plant near Macon, Georgia. The plant is to open in the early 2030s, produce 200,000 SUVs annually and employ 4,500 workers. Audi will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax incentives and grants for the $4 billion first phase, the documents showed.

The second phase remains under consideration and no decision on it was reported.