Ford Motor Company has halted construction of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant project in the Marshall area, a company spokesman confirmed Monday.
"We're pausing work, and we're going to limit spending on construction at Marshall until we're confident about our ability to competitively run the plant," Ford spokesman T.R. Reid told The Detroit News on Monday.
Reid said a "number of considerations" were at play in the company's business decision, but wouldn't say whether the United Auto Workers' ongoing strike was a factor.