What if the biggest foreign influence in your car isn’t visible on the badge? Americans are being warned that Chinese automotive technology can create national-security risks, yet some of the world’s biggest automakers increasingly rely on Chinese companies for batteries, software, components and manufacturing. Now Washington is warning Ford about that dependence while Congress considers restrictions on foreign technology and greater consumer control over vehicle data. Something doesn’t add up. On Sept. 8, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent Ford CEO Jim Farley a letter criticizing the company’s growing reliance on China. Duffy cited Ford’s use of licensed technology from Chinese battery manufacturer CATL at its BlueOval Battery Park in Michigan,…
