Chinese Electric Vehicle Project Championed by Gretchen Whitmer Canceled Amid Growing Opposition to CCP Ties

Chinese Electric Vehicle Project Championed by Gretchen Whitmer Canceled Amid Growing Opposition to CCP Ties – Washington Fee Beacon

But Gotion is proceeding with its project in Manteno, Illinois, subsidized with $530 million from the state.

In loss for Whitmer, CCP-tied battery company pulls the plug on Michigan plant

by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2025 Real World News In a hard-fought win for the people of Green Charter Township and a major loss for Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Gotion, a Chinese company with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), apparently will not build an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in northern Michigan. […]

Chinese Electric Vehicle Project Championed by Gretchen Whitmer Canceled Amid Growing Opposition to CCP Ties

The State of Michigan is canceling a $175 million grant for an electric vehicle battery facility that lawmakers, residents, and local officials had heavily criticized over its ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer (D.) had repeatedly defended the project from criticism, even after its CCP ties became more apparent and opposition grew louder.The post Chinese Electric Vehicle Project Championed by Gretchen Whitmer…

CCP GOTION DEAD: Whitmer-funded Chinese battery maker pulls plug on Mecosta County project

While Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan Economic Development Corporation contends it’s “not the outcome we hoped for,” residents in Mecosta County are celebrating its decision to nix $715 million in taxpayer-funded incentives for Gotion. MEDC officials on Thursday notified lawmakers that the company with strong ties to the Chinese Communist Party is in breach of its economic development contract, which was negotiated in secret by Gov. Gretchen Wh…