HAMPTON, Ga.—As the reigning NASCAR champion, Joey Logano had no reason to panic when Team Penske had a slower than expected start to the new season. He was second in the season-opening Daytona 500 but hardly the dominant driver he was at the end of last season, when Logano won his second Cup title. Even…
Ford Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles to Fix Brake Hoses, Wiper Arms
DETROIT—Ford is recalling more than 1.5 million vehicles in the U.S. in two actions to fix leaky brake hoses and windshield wiper arms that can break. The largest of two recalls covers nearly 1.3 million 2013 through 2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKX midsize cars. The company says in documents posted Friday by safety regulators…
Opposition Mounts Against Ford’s EV Battery Plant Using Chinese Tech
March 14, 2023
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Politicians and local residents have voiced opposition to Ford’s new electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Michigan over its links to China. Last month, Ford announced it was building a battery park in Marshall, a small township 100 miles west of Detroit, under a licensing agreement with Chinese firm Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL),…
Rubio Introduces Bill to Block EV Tax Credits to Ford’s Plant Using Chinese Technology
March 11, 2023
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, introduced a bill on Thursday to block subsidies to Chinese battery companies. If enacted, Ford’s new electric vehicle battery plant that licenses a Chinese battery maker’s technology will not qualify for the EV tax credits appropriated in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)….
Michigan State Legislators Reject Tax Benefits to Ford’s New Battery Plant
March 11, 2023
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MARSHALL, Mich.—Michigan House Freedom Caucus held a press conference on Saturday to object to using taxpayer dollars to fund the new Ford electric vehicle battery plant. Two days ago, the state appropriated $630 million for the project that sees Ford partnered with a Chinese EV battery maker with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)….
LIVE 10 AM ET: Michigan House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference Against Corporate Interests
March 11, 2023
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Michigan State House Freedom Caucus, joined by local community members, holds a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11 in Marshal, Michigan, to reject the Ford EV battery plant with a Chinese partner sitting on property in Marshall. …
LIVE NOW: Michigan House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference Against Corporate Interests
March 11, 2023
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Michigan State House Freedom Caucus, joined by local community members, holds a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11 in Marshal, Michigan, to reject the Ford EV battery plant with a Chinese partner sitting on property in Marshall. …
Michigan House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference Against Corporate Interests
March 11, 2023
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Michigan State House Freedom Caucus, joined by local community members, holds a press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 11 in Marshal, Michigan, to reject the Ford EV battery plant with a Chinese partner sitting on property in Marshall. …
Ford to Cut 1,100 Jobs in Spain After Other European Layoffs
MADRID—Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that it will cut around 1,100 jobs at its plant in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia. The cuts are in addition to the 2,300 layoffs largely in Germany and the United Kingdom that the automaker announced last month as part of a “leaner, more competitive cost structure in Europe.”…
Michigan Locals Say ‘No’ to Ford’s EV Battery Plant with Chinese Partner
March 9, 2023
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Michigan locals are mounting resistance against Ford’s new battery plant partnered with a Chinese company. The factory will be owned by Ford through a wholly-owned subsidiary without foreign investment; Chinese EV battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) will provide the battery technology, some equipment, and Chinese workers. The plant is expected to start…
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