President Trump announced Saturday that Audi will build its first US assembly plant near Macon, Georgia. He spoke at a campaign rally in Perry aimed at Georgia Republicans ahead of tight statewide races, CNBC and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

CNBC said the project is a $4 billion plant that would make 200,000 SUVs a year. The AJC put the spend at $4.2 billion and said state officials expect at least 4,500 jobs when the plant is fully built. Audi CEO Gernot Döllner said the company plans to bring its biggest and most top-tier SUVs to Macon and called it a long-term bet on the US market, CNBC reported. "This is a long-term investment because we believe in the American market," he said. Construction is set to start next year, with production in the early 2030s, CNBC said.

The AJC said the site would sit about five miles west of I-75 on the north side of Georgia 96 on the eastern edge of Fort Valley in Peach County, on land tied to Middle Georgia Mega Site planning. CNBC noted Trump's tariffs cost Audi about 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) last year because it now ships US-bound cars from Europe or Mexico. An official also said Audi plans to build 25,000 vehicles a year in South Carolina at a Scout Motors site under building work near Columbia, CNBC reported.

The plant would add a luxury brand to Georgia's auto map alongside Hyundai, Kia, and Rivian. Trump tied the news to midterm campaigning and praised the jobs pitch for central Georgia.

What we know: Audi committed to a first US plant near Macon with roughly 200,000 SUVs a year and thousands of jobs.
What we don't: Final incentives, exact start of production, and which SUV models will be built first.