Ford to move some Lincoln production from China to US
August 13, 2026
Ford Motor plans to move production of some Lincoln models from China to the US beginning in 2030, reports Reuters citing the company’s CEO, who said the move was difficult but necessary to strengthen the US auto manufacturing base.
Gasoline-powered cars and electric vehicles imported from China are subject to hefty duties. The US tariff on the Lincoln Nautilus, the main vehicle Ford imports from China, is 52.5%, Ford confirmed.
“We made this decision as soon as the policy of the administration was set,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said, referring to the tariffs. “We knew exactly what they wanted to do, and we knew exactly what it meant for Ford,” Farley said in a joint interview with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.