Porsche and Audi are considering building cars in the US for the first time. The move would reduce the brands’ exposure to threatened import tariffs. Audi could get a Scout SUV spinoff by 2028, German media reports.

All Porsche and Audi EVs are currently built outside the US, making them particularly exposed to an increase in tariffs. The Audi Q5 is built in Mexico, while Porsche EV models are produced in Europe.

The two Volkswagen Group brands have never built cars in the U.S., but a combination of lower taxes and higher tariffs might change their mind.

Newly re-inaugurated U.S. president Donald Trump has promised myriad plans to impose tariffs on goods that are produced outside of the United States and imported to this country. This, of course, includes quite.

Volkswagen could expand its Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory to build Porsche and Audi models in the U.S. for the first time.