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Ford Picks Michigan for $3.5 Billion EV Battery Plant Rejected by Virginia

Automaker Selects Home State for Factory That Has Caused Concern Over Partnership With Chinese Firm
The new Marshall factory will be constructed about 100 miles west of Ford's suburban Detroit headquarters, pictured. (Trisha Everitt/CoStar)
The new Marshall factory will be constructed about 100 miles west of Ford's suburban Detroit headquarters, pictured. (Trisha Everitt/CoStar)
By Jomo Crawley
CoStar Research
February 16, 2023 | 7:09 P.M.

Ford Motor Co. has selected its home state of Michigan to be the site of a new $3.5 billion electric vehicle manufacturing plant after potential plans to build the project in Virginia were rejected over concerns about the factory's connection with a top battery maker out of China.

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