知情人士称，福特已探讨与小米成立合资企业，在美国生产电动汽车的可能性。
John Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House China committee, told the FT that Ford would “be turning its back on American and allied partners, and it will make our country further dependent on China”.
Ford said: “This story is completely false. There is no truth to it.”
小米回应称：“有关小米正与福特汽车公司洽谈成立合资企业的报道不实。小米目前并未在美国销售产品和服务，也未就此进行谈判。”
Ford chief executive Jim Farley is a vocal admirer of Chinese electric vehicles, having imported Xiaomi’s SU7 model for his own personal use.
Earlier this month, Farley hosted President Donald Trump at a Ford truck plant in Dearborn outside Detroit. During his visit, Trump told business leaders that “If they want to come in and build the plant and hire you and hire your friends and your neighbors, that's great”.
