Although this recent interview with Jochem Heizmann, head of production, in Germany's Auto Motor und Sport is not an official confirmation of a US plant, you can read it as such, because he is revealing many details which expresses the advanced state of their search for a location.
He said that the localisation grade shall be at least 80% which means that 80% of all parts shall come from the dollar area, but the factory will not be build in Mexico.
They are looking for a hurricane safe place close to the new location.
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