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Ford Wants to Turn the Tables on China
Ford CEO Jim Farley suggests joint ventures with Chinese EV makers to leverage technology and reduce costs amid rising global competition in electric vehicles.
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Jim Farley proposes that Ford be allowed to use technology from Chinese manufacturers such as BYD to produce electric vehicles in the United States
The automobile sector is experiencing a moment of maximum diplomatic and commercial tension. Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, has taken a step forward that could change the rules of the game in North America. The top leader of the country’s largest automobile company has raised with the Donald Trump administration the possibility of allowing US manufacturers to associate with Chinese brands to produce vehicles on American soil. This proposal seeks to bre…
Ford CEO Asked President Trump About Joint Venture with Chinese Automakers
President Donald Trump and Ford CEO Jim Farley | Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty ImagesIf you can’t beat them, join them. That’s Ford’s current philosophy. CEO Jim Farley admits Chinese EVs offer “far superior in-vehicle technology” to Detroit. He says the country’s EV production capacity is “humbling.” And according to Bloomberg, he is now asking President Trump for permission to set up a joint venture with a Chinese automaker. The Trump Administra…
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