Ford CEO Farley Says Chinese Carmakers Should Be Kept Out of US

Ford Motor Co.’s top executive says allowing Chinese automakers to sell their cars in the US would be “devastating” to American manufacturing.

“We should not let them into our country,” Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said Monday during an appearance on Fox News’ Fox & Friends show. “Manufacturing is the heart and soul of our country and for us to lose that to those exports would be devastating to our country.”

Ford CEO Jim Farley

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The US currently has 100% tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, which has effectively shut out automakers such as BYD Co. and Xiaomi Corp. But China’s low-cost, ...