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Chinese military-tied company appears to be choosing new hires at Ford battery plant company
https://justthenews.com ^ | June 29, 2025 | Steven Richards

Posted on 06/29/2025 9:10:10 AM PDT by bitt

The Chinese military affiliated battery manufacturer CATL appears to be in charge of hiring for roles at the Ford plant that executives said would be wholly owned and operated by the American company.

AChinese company appears to be in charge of hiring workers for Ford’s new battery plant in Michigan, contradicting the company’s statements that it will be an American-owned and operated project, and amplifying concerns from locals about potential national security implications.

The plant has generated significant controversy because of Ford’s partnership with China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited, known as CATL, which closely collaborates with the Chinese military and government. The U.S. Defense Department earlier this year marked CATL as a Chinese Military Company to warn American firms about the risks of doing business.

Despite the security concerns about its partner, Ford has promised that the battery manufacturing facility, which the company says will help it develop a reliable U.S.-based supply of electric vehicle batteries in Marshall, Michigan, would be completely owned and operated by the American firm. The only contribution from CATL, the company has said, will be Ford’s licensing of its proprietary battery technology.

Who is running the show? At the same time, online job listings on multiple recruiting platforms show that CATL’s American subsidiary—Contemporary Amperex Technology Kentucky (CATK)—has posted job listings for roles at the factory, seemingly contradicting Ford’s assurances and revealing a far more active role in management by the Chinese company.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: batteries; battery; catl; chicoms; china; fordbatteryplant

1 posted on 06/29/2025 9:10:10 AM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 06/29/2025 9:10:23 AM PDT by bitt (<IMG SRC=' 'WIDTH=30%>)
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expect the battery packs in ford vehicles to have a command destruct feature.


3 posted on 06/29/2025 9:29:31 AM PDT by null and void (Democrats: fake news, fake presidents, fake beliefs, fake policies, fake protesters & fake voters!)
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SOOOOOOO-—NOW HOGAN ALREADY HAS AN OVERLOAD OF MUSLIMS-—AND THIS BRINGS IN CHINESE????

WHO IS SELLING THE POPCORN?


4 posted on 06/29/2025 9:35:11 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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Anyone travelling thru City-owned Detroit Metro Airport would notice that the 2nd Language signs are in Chinese along with overhead announcements. This has been the case at least for 25 years, but don’t know currently as I haven’t flown anywhere since 2019. Quite a Playbook
More proof of the Maoist politicians and bureaucrats who drove a prosperous city into the ground on purpose, crying Racism if you dared to protest.


5 posted on 06/29/2025 9:47:48 AM PDT by Jarvis Law 2.0
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The takeaway quote from a former State Dept. official who supported Trump in 2016 -

...the parties...performed no strict scrutiny or due diligence, defying the directives given by our national security and intelligence agencies to state and local governments and American corporations when dealing with China-based companies, jeopardizing our national security and taxpayer dollars

He no doubt has the Trump admin's ear.

6 posted on 06/29/2025 10:05:41 AM PDT by frog in a pot
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This doesn't come as a surprise, I'm sure, but last month Washington Examiner reported https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3404064/bill-gates-charity-chinese-military-company-stock/

...A number of left-of-center nonprofit organizations operating out of the United States have links to the Chinese government. Some, such as the Energy Foundation, Natural Resource Defense Council, and the Nature Conservancy, have former CCP officials on staff in high-ranking positions. Others, such as the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Ford Foundation, send millions of dollars overseas each year to assist the Chinese government in achieving its agenda. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund focuses on supporting China’s energy infrastructure, while the Ford Foundation has waded into funding Belt and Road Initiative programs...

7 posted on 06/29/2025 10:34:19 AM PDT by MurrietaMadman (The Gates of hell shall not prevail against you)
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Bet a lot of sounds #!**##! coming from Henry’s box now.


8 posted on 06/29/2025 11:53:28 AM PDT by Vaduz
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Do we have any 12V battery manufacturing facilities left in this country or were they all shut down during Obuttholios reign of terror.


9 posted on 06/29/2025 2:05:04 PM PDT by LastDayz (A Blunt and Brazen Texan. I Will Not Be Assimilated.)
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