Are Ford and GM sparring over battery manufacturing?

Ford and GM face many of the same industry challenges, which may be prompting new fronts for competition in Detroit. By Will Girling

Ford’s Blue Oval battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, is facing difficulties in the form of a proposed budget bill in the US House of Representatives, which would make it ineligible for federal subsidies. Although the automaker has not explicitly named any Detroit rivals, a 19 June 2025 article by Crain’s Detroit Business cited four anonymous sources indicating that General Motors is behind the lobbying efforts.

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