CEO Doellner expects a decision on localizing production in the North American market, which could include using existing Volkswagen factories.

German premium carmakers exposed to U.S. import tariffs are weighing long-term strategies from raising prices and lowering output to shifting production to deal with the added cost.

Tariffs have the potential to make vehicles significantly more expensive, but some automakers have decided to temporarily absorb some of the price increases. Audi might not be one of them , however, as the company’s chief financial officer recently told Reuters that the automaker was seeking a “sweet spot” between rising prices and production output,