A general view of Ford's Electric Vehicle and Battery complex outside of Memphis, Tennessee, October 5, 2025. REUTERS/Seth Herald
Stanton, Tennessee - population 450 - welcomed a massive new neighbor a few years ago: a Ford electric-truck and joint venture battery plant slated to employ 6,000 workers.
Stanton is quieter these days as Ford repeatedly delayed phases of the project.
Americans’ waning enthusiasm for electric cars led automakers to delay or scrap some factory projects. Now, the additional fallout from US President Donald Trump’s recent policy changes is descending on the Battery Belt. The so-called Battery Belt is a swath of factories stretching across the US heartland that spans from Georgia to Indiana.
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