Joe Manchin Slams Ford For Partnering With Chinese Company To Build Batteries: I’m ‘Totally Opposed’

Senator Joe Manchin (D.W.Va.) attacked Ford Friday for partnering Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited. (CATL), to make batteries for its electric cars. He claimed that he was not responsible for the partnership. “totally opposed” The Inflation Reduction Act provides subsidies for electric vehicles to help the U.S. taxpayer.

Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Manchin has advocated for increasing domestic production of batteries used in electric cars. However, he insists that he does not want taxpayer money to go to a Chinese company.

“I’ll be damned if I’m going to give them $900 out of $7,500, to let it go to China for basically a product we started,” Manchin. “You’re telling me we don’t have the smart people and the technology, and we can’t get up to speed quick enough? That doesn’t make sense.”

According to Reuters, a Ford spokesperson replied by saying: “Making these batteries here at home is much better than continuing to rely exclusively on foreign imports, like other auto companies do.”

The Report It was noted that Senator Marco Rubio (R.FL), introduced legislation late this week to block tax credits going companies that have partnered with Chinese entities.

This comes as the brand’s struggling auto brand suffered a loss of billions of dollars under CEO Jim Farley. It was due in part to bad investments and poor quality vehicles that led to expensive recalls. According A report by The New York Times

Ford’s agreement with Chinese company CATL is a result of Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Removed His state was part of a plan to lure the automaker because of its connections to the Chinese company.

“I look forward to bringing a great company there,” Youngkin, a successful businessman, spoke in an interview last week. “It won’t be one that uses kind of a Trojan-horse relationship with the Chinese Communist Party in order to gain.”

Ford intends to partner with CATL for the $3.5 billion battery facility that will open in 2026. The plant is expected employ around a few thousand workers. The company will save money by using cheaper materials for its batteries.

The news generated criticisms and threats of congressional investigation into the company for its relationship with communist China.

“Woke companies that lecture Americans about the equity agenda are always, without fail, in bed with the Chinese communists,” tweeted political strategist Arthur Schwartz. “@Ford to move forward with $3.5 billion EV battery plant with Chinese partner.”

According to The Daily Wire, a source close to the House Republican leadership said: “The closer Ford gets to the Chinese communists the closer we’re going to look at their business.”

“We’re quickly approaching the point where Ford’s business practices are becoming a national security threat,” Source added

One Michigan Republican strategist indicated that GOP lawmakers need to be ready to deny Ford tax incentives due to the negative effects that doing business in communist China will have on the state.

“Ford is seeking close to a billion dollars in tax incentives from the State of Michigan,” The strategist stated. “That’s a billion dollars that will directly benefit the Chinese Communist Party. Republican lawmakers in Michigan should understand that this is an issue that will get national attention.”

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