奥迪表示，将投资40亿美元（约合30亿英镑）在美国建设其首座工厂，此举正值其母公司大众汽车因唐纳德·特朗普征收的高额关税而陷入困境之际。
Audi has said it will spend $4bn (£3bn) to build its first factory in the US, as its parent company, Volkswagen, struggles with the impact of steep tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.
这家德国品牌的首席执行官格诺特·德尔纳周六晚间在特朗普的竞选集会上与特朗普同台，宣布将在佐治亚州梅肯建厂，这一举动在距离美国中期选举仅剩数天之际，由一家欧洲大型品牌做出，实属罕见。
The German brand's chief executive, Gernot Döllner, joined Trump on stage at a campaign rally on Saturday night to announce the factory in Macon, Georgia in an unusual move by a big European brand just days before the US midterm elections.
在特朗普领导下，共和党正试图保持对国会两院的控制权，但其民调表现不佳，原因在于它因特朗普对伊朗的强硬政策以及针对美国一些最大贸易伙伴的贸易战导致燃油价格上涨而举步维艰。
The Republican party under Trump is trying to retain control of both houses of Congress, but it is polling poorly as it struggles with higher fuel prices caused by Trump's war on Iran as well as his trade war against some of the US's biggest trading partners.
特朗普长期以来一直试图说服选民，他的关税政策有助于增加美国制造业就业岗位，并抓住任何新工厂投资项目大肆宣传。然而，自特朗普去年上任以来，美国汽车及零部件行业的就业人数反而有所下降。
Trump has long tried to convince voters that his tariffs are helping to increase the number of manufacturing jobs in the US, and has seized on any new factory investments. However, US vehicle and parts employment has fallen since Trump took office last year.
作为大众汽车最重要的高端品牌，奥迪深受特朗普对欧盟进口商品征收15%关税以及总统削减纯电动汽车销售、转而支持燃油车政策的冲击。
Audi, Volkswagen's most important premium brand, has suffered from Trump's 15% tariffs on imports from the EU as well as the president's efforts to cut sales of battery electric vehicles in favour of petrol cars.
奥迪表示，目标是在新的美国工厂生产20万辆SUV，创造4500个就业岗位。该工厂将生产Q7、Q8和Q9车型，将部分生产从斯洛伐克的布拉迪斯拉发转移至此。
It said it aims to build 200,000 SUVs at the new US factory, creating 4,500 jobs. The factory will build the Q7, Q8 and Q9 SUVs, shifting some production from Bratislava in Slovakia.
大众汽车表示，特朗普的关税每年给其造成高达50亿欧元（约合42亿英镑）的损失，这还不包括销量下降带来的影响。这家德国制造商本月表示，仍在与“持续的高额进口关税压力”作斗争。该车企还被迫将其部分最廉价车型（如捷达轿车和探岳SUV）的生产从墨西哥转移至美国。
Volkswagen has said Trump's tariffs cost it up to €5bn(£4.2bn)a year, before the impact of lower sales. The German manufacturer this month said it was still struggling with "continued high pressure from import tariffs". The carmaker was also forced to shift some production of its cheapest cars, such as the Jetta saloon and Taos SUV, from Mexico to the US.
新工厂可能会加剧德国的紧张局势。大众汽车已开始裁员多达10万个工作岗位，并关闭工厂。该公司将失业归咎于中国汽车制造商的激烈竞争、关税，以及为美国以外市场向电动汽车转型而进行大量投资的需要。多尔纳表示，他接受特朗普集会演讲的邀请是出于对美国的尊重。
The new factory may add to tensions in Germany, where Volkswagen has started to cut as many as 100,000 jobs and close factories It has blamed the job losses on intense competition from Chinese carmakers, as well as the tariffs and a need to invest heavily in the shift to EVs for markets other than the US. Döllner said he accepted the invitation to speak at Trump's rally out of respect for the US.
“我们计划将最大、最豪华的SUV带到美国，并在佐治亚州梅肯市生产，”他在活动上说。“这是一项长期投资，因为我们相信美国市场。”大众汽车首席执行官奥利弗·布鲁姆7月对投资者表示，“美国关税造成了沉重负担，并限制了国际贸易”。
"We are planning to bring our biggest and most premium SUVs, and produce them here in Macon, Georgia," he said at the event. "This is a long-term investment because we believe in the American market." Volkswagen's chief executive, Oliver Blume, told investors in July that "US tariffs create a significant burden and restrict international trade".
然而，该集团表示，美国市场对奥迪大型汽油SUV仍有需求，并且正计划推出其有史以来最大的SUV——Q9，目标瞄准美国市场。大型汽油动力SUV在全球碳排放中扮演了重要角色。
However, the group has said there is still demand in the US for Audi's large petrol SUVs, and it is planning its largest-ever SUV, the Q9, with the American market in mind. Large petrol-powered SUVs have played a big role in global carbon emissions