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Audi's chief executive defended the company's plans for a $4 billion plant in Georgia, describing the investment as a business decision to grow sales and reduce exposure to U.S. tariffs. The defense comes as the Volkswagen Group, Audi's parent, continues a restructuring effort. The report, published by CNBC on October 25, 2026, did not give a construction timetable, job figures or details of the tariff exposure the company cited.