Union Slams Ford for Idling Michigan Battery Plant Project
- Automaker said it’s ‘pausing’ work on controversial facility
- War of words comes as two sides face off in contract talks
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Ford Motor Co. was blasted by its largest labor union for halting construction on a $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan amid scrutiny of its ties to a Chinese battery maker by Republican lawmakers.
The proposed plant near Marshall, Michigan, is expected to employ 2,500 workers and produce enough batteries to power 400,000 electric vehicles a year. But Ford’s decision earlier Monday puts the facility — and its jobs — in limbo.