<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>[Detroit] Ford Motor and Geely Automobile Holdings previously held talks about bringing Chinese automotive technology to the US market through a European joint venture the companies are negotiating, T<em>he Wall Street Journal</em> reported.</p><p>The discussions began last year and involved Ford potentially licensing Geely’s technology in the US market, but the effort has stalled in recent months, the newspaper reported, citing sources familiar with the matter that it did not identify. Ford and Geely are now focused on working together in the European market.</p><p>The prospect of China entering the US auto industry has drawn growing attention as companies such as Geely and BYD have expanded around the world and gained footholds in US neighbours Mexico and Canada. </p><p>But Chinese carmakers face significant barriers, including steep tariffs on their electric vehicles and technology prohibitions, that have effectively shut them out of the US market.</p><p>US auto executives view China’s carmakers as an existential threat due to their tech-laden, low-cost vehicles that have benefited from significant government support. Ford CEO Jim Farley recently said allowing China’s automakers to sell their vehicles in the US would be “devastating” to domestic manufacturing.</p><p>“We should not let them into our country,” Farley said on Fox News earlier this month. </p><div><div><div><p>SEE ALSO</p><div><div><div><div><p><img height="4000" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/182c758f2bc8a42a6bc765df45ae6ecd33b6ac733835afb643a2236b24031061/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="6000" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/182c758f2bc8a42a6bc765df45ae6ecd33b6ac733835afb643a2236b24031061/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p></div><p></p><h3><span>Geely’s Caocao to deploy thousands of fully customised robotaxis in 2027</span></h3><p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p><img height="1334" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/c9407bf168b863579d815fbd4baeb864a36a7450160d6bf07f9ab486ba37a042/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2000" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/c9407bf168b863579d815fbd4baeb864a36a7450160d6bf07f9ab486ba37a042/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p></div><p></p><h3><span>China’s Geely Auto unveils AI-hybrid tech to take on Toyota</span></h3><p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p><img height="1334" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/1917252e63c6083d2cac186b358dae4d0659829fc1b56a6b39b3cb0e7b9b4bf7/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2000" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/1917252e63c6083d2cac186b358dae4d0659829fc1b56a6b39b3cb0e7b9b4bf7/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p></div><p></p><h3><span>China sets new benchmarks for global car industry innovation</span></h3><p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><h3>Navigate Asia in<br/>a new global order</h3><p>Get the insights delivered to your inbox.</p></div></div><p>Trump administration officials appear to share that view. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick earlier this month dismissed the possibility of Chinese investment in the US auto industry. </p><p>“We are not going to have them here,” Lutnick said. BLOOMBERG</p><div><p>Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. <span>Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter.</span> Delivered to your inbox. Free.</p></div></div></div>

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<p>Ford Motor and Geely Automobile Holdings have discussed bringing Chinese automotive technology to the US through a European joint venture, but talks have stalled. The US market poses significant barriers for Chinese carmakers, including tariffs and technology prohibitions. Ford CEO Jim Farley expressed concerns that allowing Chinese automakers into the US would harm domestic manufacturing. The Trump administration also opposes Chinese investment in the US auto industry, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stating, "We are not going to have them here."</p>

- Ford Motor and Geely Automobile Holdings have been discussing a European joint venture to introduce Chinese automotive technology to the US market, but these talks have stalled.  
- The entry of Chinese carmakers, like Geely and BYD, into the US industry is met with resistance due to high tariffs and technology restrictions, which have kept them largely out of the market.  
- US auto executives, including Ford's CEO, view the potential influx of Chinese vehicles as a significant threat to domestic manufacturing and publicly oppose their entry.

Ford, Geely discussed bringing Chinese car tech to US: report