- Trump will visit Ford’s Dearborn plant on January 13 with Farley.
- Ford says over 80 percent of U.S. sales are built domestically.
- The visit comes weeks after Farley praised Trump’s fuel rollback.
Just over a month after US President Donald Trump hosted Ford CEO Jim Farley at the White House, the automaker is returning the gesture. This week, the President will visit Ford’s factory complex in Dearborn, Michigan, offering another opportunity for the administration to spotlight its ties with the American automotive industry.
According to Ford, the January 13 visit was requested by the White House. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will accompany the President, and the tour will be led by Farley, Executive Chair Bill Ford, and Dearborn Truck Plant manager Corey Williams. During the visit, the group will observe the assembly lines responsible for the F-150 and F-150 Raptor.
Watch: Ford’s CEO Applauds Trump’s CAFE Rollback, Says They Were Forced Into EVs
The Blue Oval has a long history of hosting US presidents, and this latest visit continues a 50-year tradition. The company is clearly eager to remind the current administration of its role in sustaining American manufacturing jobs and keeping production onshore.
Earlier this month, Ford was named America’s most iconic company by TIME Magazine, ahead of major players like Apple, Coca-Cola, Walmart, Amazon, McDonald’s, and General Motors.
We’re sure that during President Trump’s visit, Ford will also drum home the fact that more than 80 percent of the vehicles it sells in the United States are assembled locally, though Trump would probably like that figure to be even higher.
Ford Supports Trump Changes
During Farley’s White House meeting in December, he openly backed the Trump administration’s move to roll back federal fuel economy regulations. He called the change a “victory for affordability and common sense.”
According to Farley, old CAFÉ standards were not aligned with customer demand and made it difficult to develop and sell affordable vehicles. He added that car manufacturers had been forced to sell EVS and other low-emissions vehicles to stay compliant, even if shoppers didn’t want to buy them.
“We were forced to sell EVs and other vehicles,” he said. “We’re not going back to gas-guzzlers. We have a lot of EVs and a lot of hybrids at Ford, but now customers get a chance to choose what they want, not by what we force on them.”
