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Ford says its China chief Jason Luo resigns, effective immediately

Ford Motor Co said on Monday that its China chief Jason Luo has resigned after leading the U.S. automaker's China operations for roughly five months. Luo's resignation was effective immediately, the company said in a statement. In his role, Luo was responsible for leading Ford's operations in Greater China including its import business, Lincoln, its passenger car joint venture Changan Ford, commercial vehicle investment in Jiangling Motors Corporation, as well as the Dearborn Michigan company's operations in Taiwan.


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Hung out to dry twice, Tennessee city stumped by Trump's washer tariffs

When President Donald Trump's imposed steep tariffs on imported washing machines last week it was a "Not Again" moment for officials in this north Tennessee city that has lost jobs to an international trade dispute before. The move threatens to stunt the launch of a new LG Electronics washing machine factory under construction in Clarksville, just four years after the U.S.-China trade fight over solar panels scuttled a nearby $1.2 billion Hemlock Semiconductor polysilicon plant.


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