Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Sunday touted a recent decision to withdraw his state from the running for a $3.5 billion Ford electric vehicle-battery plant because of its involvement with a Chinese-based company as GOP governors look to combat the foreign adversary.
In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) is taking a victory lap. The Democrat-controlled legislature s appropriations committees are at the threshold of authorizing two battery projects to receive billions in state economic assistance and incentives. One is the Ningde, China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology in Marshall. The other is with the Hefei, China-based Guoxuan High-Tech (Gotion) in Mecosta County. Whitmer hopes the projects will generate thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity in Michigan. Looks like a huge win for Michigan.