US battery startup opens China factory after abandoning Kentucky plan
A US battery startup that dropped plans to build its first factory in Kentucky has opened a factory in China, highlighting limits of efforts to bring manufacturing home as President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit.
A US battery startup that had abandoned plans to make Kentucky the site of its first factory has instead built the plant in China, highlighting the limits of President Donald Trump's effort to bring manufacturing back to the US as he prepares to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit. The move underscores the tension between Trump's manufacturing agenda and continued reliance on China for production in some sectors.