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Ford and a Chinese partner plan to construct an EV battery plant in Michigan

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Last updated: 2023/02/14 at 12:30 PM
EV-a2zs Published February 13, 2023 4 Min Read
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According to people familiar with the matter, Ford Motor Co. and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) plan to construct a battery plant in Michigan, closing a months-long search that became mired in geopolitical conflicts between the US and China.

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Ford to explore CATL batteriesMichigan to bring job opportunitiesFord invested $50 billion in development and production

According to the people who asked to remain anonymous because the plans aren’t yet public, the multibillion-dollar facility, which will be positioned about 100 miles west of Detroit, is expected to create about 2,500 jobs. 

US auto giant Ford could announce plans to construct a $3.5 billion lithium iron phosphate battery plant in Michigan, which will be co-owned by a Chinese company, Reuters reported, citing sources.
Ford and its Chinese partner – Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL)…[1] pic.twitter.com/NNa0omKvdb

— TheMobileSchooling (@Bakoenamanoto1) February 11, 2023

According to them, the agreement could be revealed as soon as next week.

Despite uncertainty about how the US Treasury Department will portray requirements in President Joe Biden’s signature climate package, the Inflation Reduction Act, Ford is moving forward with the project. 

The law is intended to deny consumer tax credits for EVs that use a certain amount of China-related materials in their batteries.

Ford to explore CATL batteries

We’ve said that we’re exploring batteries based on CATL’s technology for Ford vehicles and that we plan to localize

Ford stated on their email statement

The company should have said whether it had chosen a site or determined the project’s scope.

CATL did not respond immediately to an emailed request for comment sent after business hours in China.

Ford shares dropped 5.6% to $12.73 in New York on Friday. This year, they are up 9.5%.

According to Bloomberg, the US automaker and China’s CATL, the world’s largest maker of electric vehicle batteries, have been discussing a novel ownership structure in which Ford would own 100% of the plant, including the building and infrastructure. 

According to people familiar with the situation, Ford employees would build the batteries, while CATL would own the technology to create the cells.

A similar arrangement could qualify the facility for lucrative production tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act while mandating no direct financial investment from CATL.

Ford and partner CATL plan to build a $3.5 billion EV battery plant in Southwestern Michigan. Get details at TheDetroitBureau. https://t.co/HCzmnVZHcR #Ford #CATL pic.twitter.com/Vtix1qW4Rm

— Paul Eisenstein (@HeadlightNews_) February 10, 2023

Michigan to bring job opportunities

According to people familiar with the situation, the new factory’s location close to the small town of Marshall in southwestern Michigan has room to expand, potentially bringing more jobs and a more significant investment.

According to Bloomberg, the companies also considered Virginia a potential plant location. 

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2024, pulled his state out of the competition, calling CATL a “Trojan horse” for China that would undercut policy efforts to strengthen the US auto industry. Youngkin’s press secretary, Macaulay Porter, declined to comment on Friday.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has taken a different stance than her counterpart, calling Youngkin’s decision “political determination,” according to the Detroit News. 

Whitmer has been battling to acquire more EV battery investment after losing out on Ford’s historic $11.4 billion Blue Oval City investment in 2021 to Tennessee and Kentucky.

According to reports, the project with China's CATL may create roughly 2,500 jobs and draw at least a $2.5 billion investment https://t.co/YR4JVE3uXS

— Green Car Reports (@GreenCarReports) February 10, 2023

Ford invested $50 billion in development and production

Ford announced in July that it will begin using CATL’s less expensive lithium iron phosphate battery packs on its Mustang Mach-E models this year and F-150 Lightning pickups in early 2024, increasing the output of those popular vehicles. 

Ford has stated that it intends to source 40 gigatonnes of those batteries in North America annually by 2026 but will originally import them from China.

Ford is investing $50 billion in the development and production of electric vehicles, intending to produce 2 million per year by the end of 2026. 

Last year, the Dearborn, Michigan-based carmaker was the No. 2 seller of EVs in the United States, trailing Tesla Inc., which controls nearly two-thirds of the American market.

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