Overview
- Ford has stopped exporting high-end vehicles, including the F-150 Raptor, Mustang, Bronco SUVs, and Lincoln Navigator, to China due to retaliatory tariffs as high as 150%.
- The company continues to ship U.S.-built engines and transmissions to China, maintaining a partial supply chain presence in the market.
- Ford’s vehicle exports to China dropped to 5,500 units in 2024, a significant decline from the decade-long annual average of over 20,000 units.
- Despite declining sales volumes, Ford’s China operations generated $900 million in operating profit in 2024, largely through joint ventures.
- Financial analysts have downgraded Ford’s stock price targets, citing weaker demand, rising trade-related costs, and intensifying competition in the Chinese market.