MACON, Ga. — Auto manufacturer Audi will build its first U.S. factory at a Norfolk Southern-served site near Macon, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Saturday, Oct. 24.
The $4 billion facility will create approximately 4,500 new jobs. Construction is expected to begin in 2028, with full production of about 200,000 vehicles per year projected for 2031.
The facility will be built at the Middle Georgia Megasite, a 1,500-acre property adjacent to the community of Fort Valley in Peach County and 25 miles southwest of Macon. Norfolk Southern’s Albany District main line runs along the north side of the property. The site, about 4 miles from Interstate 75, is 171 miles from the Port of Savannah and 98 miles from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Audi cited the location’s “strong logistics infrastructure” and the space for future expansion as factors in the decision…