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.

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.

German carmaker Volkswagen is considering setting up production sites in the United States for its high-end Audi and Porsche brands to avert fallout from tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump,

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

Porsche and Audi are reportedly considering U.S.production if the Trump administration follows through on its proposed tariffs on vehicles imported from Europe and Mexico.The potential tariffs, which could take effect as early as February 1,

The report suggests Porsche won’t relocate existing production, but together with Audi will instead use the US as a base for the production of larger SUVs. We know Porsche is working on a flagship K1 SUV using the VW Group’s new Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) and Audi is sure to get a version of it.

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.

Porsche may have no substitute for American production if new tariffs threatened by President Trump are enacted. Germany’s Handelsblatt reports