Ford builds more vehicles in the United States than any other auto company. The company's top boss wants to see it rewarded for doing so. The Trump Administration has been vocal about its desires to reshape the automotive industry in the United States, including aims to bring more manufacturing back to our shores.
The administration announced on Wednesday that the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) will not be extended in its current form past 2036, opening the door for new negotiations with our neighboring nations. While all three countries seek to prioritize equitable agreements moving forward, Ford CEO Jim Farley is already throwing out some suggestions.
Specifically, the executive wants to level the playing field when it comes to imported products sold on U.S. shores. According to a report from CNBC, Farley feels very strongly about the fact that automakers who build their vehicles here in the United States should be rewarded for those efforts.
View Price on AmazonHe also stated that companies that meet that criteria should face some form of penalties in an effort to keep things competitive, particularly when it comes to other U.S. automakers. “It’s imperative that any new agreement makes it easier, not harder, to compete with U.S. makers who import from Japan, South Korea and global competitors that import from those locations,” Farley told CNBC. “That’s the key for us.”
Ford assembled more than 2 million vehicles in the United States in 2025, marking up around 80 percent of the vehicles it sold domestically. To their credit, that is the most of any automaker. FoMoCo isn’t entirely free of imports, however, as the automaker brought over some 378,000 units last year as well.
The Bronco Sport, Maverick, and Mustang Mach-E are all brought into the U.S. by way of Ford’s Mexican production facilities, for about a 6:1 ratio between U.S.-built and foreign-made machinery. “Ford’s a leader of U.S. auto production with the most U.S.-built vehicles. But, more importantly, we import very few, and we export the most, and we have the most UAW [union] workers here,” Farley said.
It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that these comments could be construed as pointed at a particular cross-town rival. General Motors, which topped the U.S. sales charts last year, is the second-largest importer of vehicles, behind only Toyota.
Source: roadandtrack.com
