Politics plays supporting, not starring, role in Ford’s Mexican about-face

Mark Fields pointed to President-elect Donald Trump's promised pro-growth strategies in the decision to invest in Michigan over Mexico, writes Megan Lampinen

Ford's done a dramatic about-face on its Mexican small car production plans. Faced with slowing demand for small cars in its home market and possible tariff barriers on imports from Mexico, the OEM is scrapping plans to build a US$1.6bn plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

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