Ford is pausing construction on a $3.5bn plant in Michigan where it planned to make batteries for electric vehicles using technology from a Chinese company, amid controversy over the plan and an ongoing auto workers’ strike.
The Dearborn, Michigan carmaker on Monday said it would halt work and limit spending on construction for the plant, where it intended to build batteries made with licensed technology from Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, the world’s largest battery maker for EVs.
Ford said the stop would remain in place until it was sure it could operate the plant competitively, with no final decision yet about whether to follow through with the planned investment.
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