Ford suspends the delivery of part of its vehicles to China

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The American car manufacturer, Ford, has suspended the delivery of several of its models to the Chinese market, following the tax by Beijing of customs duties of 150% on vehicles from the United States.

The American giant thus interrupted, aware of this week, the deliveries of its F-150 Raptor, Mustang and Bronco models built in Michigan, as well as Lincoln Navigator made in Kentucky, revealed the Wall Street Journal.

Cited by the daily newspaper daily, a spokesperson for Ford said that the company “adjusted exports from the United States to China in the light of current prices”, without giving more details.

During the last decade, Ford has exported an annual average of 20,000 vehicles to the Chinese market, in addition to spare parts, motors and speed boxes.

The American company also operates factories in China, from which it exports its vehicles to the Southeast Asia and South American markets.

The operating profit of the company from its operations in China amounted to around $ 900 million last year, said Ford vice-president John Lawler.