Volkswagen's premium Audi brand is weighing whether to pass on the cost of U.S. import tariffs to customers through price increases, it said on Tuesday, adding it was expecting a decision this year on localising production in North America.

 

Audi has no factories in the U.S. and is one of the carmakers most exposed to import tariffs via its plant in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico, which makes the popular Q5 and employs more than 5,000 people.