Republican nominee Donald Trump had some strong words for Ford which announced that it plans to stop making some of its cars in the U.S.
Republican nominee Donald Trump had some strong words for Ford which announced that it plans to stop making some of its cars in the U.S., reports CNN Money.
During a recent investor conference, Mark Fields, the automaker’s CEO, confirmed, “Over the next two to three years, we will have migrated all of our small-car production to Mexico and out of the United States.”
According to CNBC, ones confirmed to be leaving the Michigan factory are the Focus and the C-Max.
At a campaign stop in Michigan, on Wednesday, where the U.S. auto industry is largely based, Trump is quoted as saying about the move, “We shouldn't allow it to happen.”
He continued, “They'll make their cars, they'll employ thousands and thousands of people not from this country and they'll sell the cars right through our border. No tax, no nothing, and we'll have nothing but more unemployment in Flint and in Michigan.”
Trump also proposed a significant penalty, telling the automaker, “We’re going to charge you a 35% tax on every car that’s made outside the United States.”
Ford has since responded to the candidate’s rhetoric, saying that it doesn’t anticipate laying off U.S. workers because the company will likely use the freed-up production capacity to build other cars.
