Ford announced plans to restart a plant in the United States in cooperation with the Ningde era, but production scale has shrunk.

Thank you, Mr. Air, a netizen of CTOnews.com, for your clue delivery! CTOnews.com, Nov. 24, according to the Nikkei Chinese website, Ford announced that it will restart the previously interrupted construction plan of the battery factory for pure electric vehicles in Michigan.

In a statement issued earlier this week, Ford said it was very gratifying to confirm that the goal was to advance, but that production would be reduced on that basis, given the balance between investment, growth and profitability.

Annual output: 35 gigawatt hours originally planned, but now reduced to 20 gigawatt hours

Staff size: originally planned to be 2500, but now reduced to 1700

Ford's explanation is that the popularity of pure electric vehicles in the United States is slower than expected.

In February this year, Ningde Times and Ford announced a partnership to build a battery factory near Marshall, Michigan, to produce new lithium iron phosphate batteries. Ningde Times will license battery patented technology.

Comprehensive CTOnews.com previously reported that in late July this year, a number of foreign media said that "Ningde era and Ford battery cooperation project was suddenly investigated by the United States." In response, the staff of the Dong Secret Office of Ningde Times responded to Zhongxin Jingwei that the project with it (Ford) was progressing normally with regard to the news.

But in September, the Detroit News reported that Ford planned to suspend construction of the $3.5 billion battery plant. "We have suspended work and will limit construction spending to Marshall until we are confident of our competitiveness to run the plant," a Ford spokesman told the Detroit News. He added that no final decision had been made.