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Lawmakers Probe Ford Over Chinese Battery Partnership

The automaker is leveraging a partnership with CATL, which was included in the Pentagon’s list of Chinese military companies in 2025.
Lawmakers Probe Ford Over Chinese Battery Partnership
Ford Motor world headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., in this file photo. Rebecca Cook/Reuters
Catherine Yang
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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.

Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.