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Bloomberg / February 13, 2026 Ford CEO Jim Farley has spoken to senior Trump administration officials about allowing Chinese automakers to build cars in America by partnering with US car companies. The rough framework discussed by Farley and Trump cabinet members last month would allow Chinese carmakers to manufacture vehicles in the US through joint ventures with domestic automakers in which the American company holds a controlling stake. The ventures would be structured so that both the Chinese and US partners would share profits and technology in the joint venture. The discussion took place days after President Trump said he’d be open to allowing Chinese automakers into the US if they built plants and hired Americans, saying “let China come in” during a January 13th speech at the Detroit Economic Club. Chinese competitors gaining a foothold in America would be a watershed moment with massive implications for domestic automakers, their supply chains and consumers. China’s carmakers have rapidly gained market share in Europe, Mexico and South America with lower-cost models that feature advanced electric-vehicle batteries and infotainment systems. They also receive significant government subsidies and can offer technology at low prices in part because they tolerate slim margins and losses, giving them a competitive edge that western rivals struggle to match. Trump’s January comments surprised Detroit’s automakers, who’d felt formidable trade barriers erected by the US would keep Chinese automakers out of the country long enough to allow them to catch up on China’s lead in electric vehicles, batteries and other automotive technology. General Motors Co. has told the Trump administration that the company opposes a Chinese entry to the market, one of the people said. GM has argued that existing companies would lose market share and a flow of parts from China could have a devastating effect on North American suppliers. Ford has been open to working with Chinese companies. Farley has sought to partner with Chinese carmakers and battery makers to learn from them, while at the same time developing its own low-cost electric vehicle coming in 2027 that aims to be competitive with China’s BYD, the world’s top seller of EVs. Ford recently held talks with BYD about expanding a battery-supply partnership and explored a manufacturing partnership in Europe with China’s Geely. In December, Ford expanded a licensing agreement with Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) from building cells for electric vehicles to also manufacturing stationary power sources for utilities and data centers.

The January Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed inflation slowed to an annual rate of 2.4 percent in January, down from 2.7 percent in December. It's the lowest level in 9 months, and matches the level economists expected.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/12/josh-hawley-calls-for-indictment-minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-ties-somali-fraudsters/

This parallels my assumption. I imagine CVN77 is or soon will be headed across the pond. .

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President Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases. "This radical rule became the legal foundation for the Green New Scam, one of the greatest scams in history." The so-called 2009 "endangerment finding" alleged that a range of greenhouse gases were a threat to public health. It's became the legal bedrock of federal efforts to rein in emissions, especially in vehicles. The White House calls the reversal the "largest deregulation in American history", saying it would make cars cheaper, bringing down costs for automakers by $2,400 per vehicle. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/12/epa-chief-lee-zeldin-repeals-holy-grail-climate-change-religion-largest-act-deregulation-history-united-states/ The EPA first took a stance on the impacts of greenhouse gases in 2009, in the first year of Obama's first term. The EPA decided that 6 key planet-warming greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, were a danger to human health. With a divided Congress unable to agree on legislation to tackle rising global temperatures, the EPA finding became central to federal efforts to rein in emissions in the years that followed. The endangerment finding has served as the lynchpin of US regulation of greenhouse gases. That includes motor vehicles, but also power plants, the oil and gas sector, methane from landfills, and aircraft. It runs the gamut, all of the standards for each of the sectors is premised on this one thing.

Volvo purchased Commercial Vehicle Group's cab plant in King's Mountain, North Carolina.

Who is writing the "script" used by the democrats? Minnesota AG Keith Ellison clearly isn't qualified for his position. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/12/josh-hawley-calls-for-indictment-minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-ties-somali-fraudsters/ . . It depends? geez

The President is ending his immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Border Czar Tom Homan announces here 'I have proposed and President Trump has concurred that this surge operation conclude. Twin Cities and Minnesota in general are and will continue to be much safer for the communities here because of what we have accomplished under President Trump's leadership.' Homan notes that local police and elected leaders have made deals with ICE to allow the agents to make arrests in jails. .

Ford CEO Jim Farley has been invited to join McDonald’s board of directors, and apparently plans to do so. As much as I like Jim, he has 10 full plates at Ford now. Taking time out to sit on the board of McDonald’s is absurd.

President Trump is considering exiting the North American trade pact (NAFTA 2.0). The President has asked his administration why he shouldn't withdraw from the agreement. Great news. Ross Perot was right.