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Trump administration blasts Ford's business deals with Chinese firms
Duffy said Ford’s Chinese partnerships expose U.S. supply chains and threaten 1,700 jobs at a Michigan battery plant, while Ford called the claims wrongheaded.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley expressing "profound concern" about the automaker's partnerships with Chinese firms CATL, Geely, and BYD.
- The administration's scrutiny follows Ford's reliance on licensed technology from CATL at its $3.5 billion BlueOval Battery Park in Marshall, Michigan, which Duffy labeled "not a sustainable strategy" for national security.
- Ford's Geely joint venture in Spain and delayed reshoring of Lincoln Nautilus production until 2030 drew additional criticism, with Duffy calling the moves an "unacceptable, multi-year window of reliance on Chinese manufacturing."
- Defending its strategy, Ford dismissed the letter as a "wrongheaded attempt to capture headlines," asserting it owns the plant, controls operations, and employs the workforce while investing domestically in batteries.
- Bipartisan congressional proposals seek to ban imports of internet-connected hardware linked to China, signaling that Ford's partnerships face a tightening regulatory environment extending well beyond this administrative letter.
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Ford’s alliances with Chinese firms generate criticism in Washington, while the automotive company defends its industrial strategy
·Los Angeles, United States
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Ford Faces GOP Backlash Over China Ties and CATL Deal
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has put Ford Motor Company on notice over its business relationships with Chinese firms, and congressional Republicans are piling on with pointed questions the automaker has yet to fully answer. Duffy sent a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley expressing what he called "profound concern" about the company's manufacturing decisions, supply […]
Ford rejected Trump's criticism and went out in defense of the alliance with China's Geely at its Spanish plant in Almussafes (Valencia).
·Madrid, Spain
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