Audi Workers Demand German Job Security Before Backing US Expansion

Audi must secure jobs and production in Germany before building a factory in the US over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the carmaker’s top labor official said.

The Volkswagen AG-owned brand is reviewing several options for setting up its own manufacturing hub in the US, where VW already operates one plant and is building another for the Scout nameplate. Audi’s labor leaders are willing to back an expansion in the country only if management gives long-term guarantees for jobs and output at home, said Jörg Schlagbauer, the company’s works council chief.