“Both are possible. But the probability that we do it within the group is high,” Duesmann added. If the plant does receive the green light, it’s a foregone conclusion Audi will build EVs in the US. Existing EVs, such as the e-tron and e-tron GT, will probably continue to be built in Europe for the foreseeable future.
VW Group has already committed to launching over 25 new EVs through 2030 across all of its brands, and it will localize things such as design and engineering for North America by 2030. Already, VW has its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant producing the ID.4 with the goal of manufacturing 90,000 EVs this year. Once Scout is launched, VW wants to sell 250,000 units annually.