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Ford Plans to Build EV Battery Plant in Michigan With Chinese Partner
- Carmaker to create about 2,500 jobs at factory west of Detroit
- Virginia withdrew from bid for site over US-China tensions
Vehicle batteries CATL headquarters building in Ningde, Fujian province, China.
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Ford Motor Co. and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. plan to build a battery plant in Michigan, capping a months-long search that became mired in geopolitical tensions between the US and China.
The multibillion-dollar facility, to be located about 100 miles west of Detroit, is expected to create about 2,500 jobs, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the full details aren’t yet public.