# Trump administration voices ‘profound concern’ over Ford’s ties to China

https://mins.news/en/item/50354

- CNBC, 2026-09-08 20:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/08/ford-china-dot-sean-duffy.html

> U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy questioned Ford’s strategic direction involving Chinese companies in a letter to CEO Jim Farley, as the Trump administration expressed “profound concern” about the automaker’s ties to China.

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