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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A “Trojan horse” for China that would undermine policy efforts to strengthen the U.S. auto industry. Gov says he’ll work with Ford directly, but not with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., also known as CATL, involved. Good on him.

https://www.autoblog.com/2023/01/20/virginia-governor-youngkin-ford-catl-plant/[/quote]

Too bad ford isn’t working with him and the plant is being built in Michigan [/quote]

No chance, it’s too far away from the new Ford factories this is supposed to serve in TN and KY. Ford is leaving Michigan anyways. If they built this battery facility in Michigan, you have to haul everything 500+ miles to assembly. It’s a logistical nightmare. All these other mega battery plants are a stone’s throw from the assembly plant. [/quote]
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-15/ford-china-s-catl-mull-workaround-for-a-battery-plant-in-michigan-or-virginia[/quote]

“Considering Michigan” is just a negotiation tactic in an attempt to squeeze the states they really need it in. Look at a map. They are not going to haul heavy ass batteries over 500 miles. They need the battery plant in TN, KY or western VA, period. Youngkin is calling their bluff because he knows they don’t have other options. Just like Amazon still opened large offices New York after that corporate welfare scam was clawed back.[/quote]

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