Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office said an update to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report is why “people don’t trust the media” after Ford Motor Company shot down an anonymous claim.
The plant would have created roughly 2,500 jobs in one of the poorest areas of the state, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. However, the plant would have been a partnership between Ford and a Chinese company.
Youngkin previously pulled Virginia from consideration for the plant because of concerns about the Chinese government’s influence. Hours later, the Richmond Times-Dispatch added an update to its original story indicating that Ford didn’t make a final decision after all. The original Richmond Times-Dispatch story appeared on the front page of the paper with the headlined, "Sources: Ford had chosen Va. for plant," and cited anonymous sources claiming Ford selected Southern Virginia as the site prior to "Youngkin scuttling the plan." "A spokeswoman for Ford Motor Company said Thursday that the company had not made a site selection decision on its plans for an electric vehicle battery plant in partnership with a Chinese company," the paper noted."The statement from the company came in response to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report Thursday citing two sources saying the company had notified Virginia officials that it had selected the Southern Virginia Mega Site at Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County for the plant. They sources spoke on condition of anonymity."
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