The top Republican of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party applauded Ford's move to pause construction of a factory in conjunction with a Chinese company.
it had paused construction on its proposed $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, which it was planning in conjunction with Contemporary Amperex Technology , a Chinese battery maker.
"After months of investigation by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, we're encouraged to see Ford take a crucial first step to reevaluate its deal with Chinese Communist Party-aligned EV battery firm, CATL," Gallagher said in a statement shared with FOX Business. "CATL's deep ties to CCP forced labor have no place in the American market and make the company exceptionally unfit to receive American taxpayer dollars," he said. "Now, Ford needs to call off this deal for good." opened a joint investigation into the Ford-CATL factory, expressing concern about how the deal would expose Ford to greater "reliance on Chinese technology, minerals, and employees.
, and Energy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith, R-Va., wrote to Farley earlier this month, also expressing concern over the proposed plant.
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