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Proposed Tax Cuts Threaten Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park Investment in Marshall

Ford Motor Co. Is building a battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, aimed at producing batteries for electric vehicles with 1,700 workers planned there.
The project faces risks due to a U.S. House-passed tax bill proposing to phase out federal EV-related tax credits, including those supporting battery producers.
Ford reduced its production target from 400,000 to about 230,000 EVs partly due to faltering consumer demand and legislative uncertainty about tax incentives.
Executive Chair Bill Ford warned on May 29 that removing tax credits would jeopardize the Marshall plant, emphasizing that altering policies after investments have already been made is unjust.
Eliminating incentives for batteries that incorporate technology from Chinese firms—such as the cells supplied by CATL to Ford—poses a serious risk to investment and growth in U.S. Battery production.

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Proposed tax cuts threaten Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park investment in Marshall

MARSHALL, MI (WTVB)- A new bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May 2025 could jeopardize Ford Motor Company’s multi-billion-dollar investment in the BlueOval Battery Park in Marshall, Michigan. The proposed legislation, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill in Congress,” aims to eliminate tax credits for batteries produced using Chinese technology, directly impacting Ford’s plans to license technology from Chinese battery giant CATL…

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