Lawmakers Probe Ford Over Chinese Battery Partnership

A Ford logo is seen on the Ford Motor world headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., in a file photo. Rebecca Cook/ReutersLawmakers are again scrutinizing Ford’s partnership with battery-maker CATL, a designated Chinese military company, according to a Jan. 27 letter.The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) questioned Ford CEO Jim Farley as to whether the automaker is leveraging CATL partnership at the expense of receiving federal tax credits, given new federal restrictions.