Lawmakers are again scrutinizing Ford’s partnership with battery maker CATL, a designated Chinese military company, according to a Jan. 27 letter.
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) questioned Ford CEO Jim Farley as to whether the automaker is leveraging CATL partnership at the expense of receiving federal tax credits, given new federal restrictions.
Ford did not respond to an inquiry from The Epoch Times by publication time.
“Ford’s revised business plan raises important questions about whether the original licensing terms have been updated, expanded, or otherwise altered to accommodate the company’s new focus on energy storage systems and data center markets,” committee chair Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) wrote. He expressed concerns about Chinese state-linked companies’ history of “exploitation of key industries.”…
Lawmakers Probe Ford Over Chinese Battery Partnership
