Audi CEO's appearance at Trump rally was 'deeply embarrassing', IG Metall head says
IG Metall head Christiane Benner called Audi CEO Gernot Doellner's appearance at a Trump campaign rally “deeply embarrassing” and said it violated Audi's corporate rules. Trump said Audi planned to build a $4 billion Georgia assembly plant that would produce 200,000 SUVs annually.
1. Union leader criticizes appearance
Christiane Benner, head of IG Metall and deputy chair of Volkswagen's supervisory board, criticized Audi CEO Gernot Doellner for appearing alongside US President Donald Trump at a rally in Georgia. Benner called the appearance “deeply embarrassing, politically unacceptable and unworthy of the company” and said it violated Audi's corporate rules.
2. Plant plan cited at rally
At the rally, Trump said Audi, part of Volkswagen Group, planned to build a $4 billion assembly plant in Georgia that would produce 200,000 SUVs annually.
