Volkswagen is considering relocating the production of its Porsche and Audi EVs to the United States in response to potential new tariffs.

Volkswagen Group is eyeing Porsche and Audi assembly in the U.S. to avoid possible tariffs, and its Chattanooga plant and future South Carolina site are potential options, according to reports.

Unlike Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche do not currently manufacture cars in the US. In view of the tariffs on car imports announced by US President Donald Trump,

Unlike parent company Volkswagen, the Audi and Porsche brands currently have no production sites in America.

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Volkswagen is exploring the possibility of sharing its excess production lines in Europe with Chinese EV makers.

The Volkswagen ID.7 electric sedan hasn’t just been postponed, it turns out. The Car Guide has learned straight from the automaker’s Canadian head of communications that plans for the car in North America have been cancelled.

Some air shipments of car components by Volkswagen India were briefly held up by custom authorities in Mumbai due to a $1.4 billion tax demand, leading to delays in spare part supplies at dealerships,

President Trump has threatened import tariffs on automobiles seemingly forever, ranging from 25 percent to 300 percent depending on how he’s feeling that day, but the administration seems poised to launch a new raft of import tariffs on February 1.

Volkswagen is prepared to let Chinese electric carmakers take over production lines in its struggling factories as Germany’s automotive industry is struck by a downturn.

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