密歇根新闻广播 福特在中国的汽车厂会否招来特朗普的批判

President Donald Trump¹ wants U.S. automakers to build their vehicles in the United States. U.S. carmakers want him to ease up on upcoming emissions³ regulations.

That's the framework for the president's visit with auto² leaders today in Ypsilanti. The visit comes right on the heels of Ford⁴'s announcement that its luxury Lincoln unit will start building SUVs in China with a local partner.

The BBC's global business Theo Leggett reporter stopped by Stateside to break down Ford's new venture in China.

Leggett made it very clear that this plant in China isn't moving any American jobs overseas. 

"Ford is not moving production from the United States to China," Leggett said. "It's building cars in China for the local market."

Leggett said this is seen as a good business move for Ford, as the company will avoid paying an import tariff⁵ by keeping all production local.

He also said the Chinese market is just too strong for automakers to ignore.

"There are very few markets in the world where car sales can be guaranteed to grow for a long period of time," Leggett said. "If you look at the United States market, companies sell a lot of cars but it's mainly to people who have already got them.... There aren't many places where you can have a big market where lots of new buyers are coming in. But that is the case with China."

Listen to the full interview above to hear more about Ford's plans in China, whether the move will draw fire from the White House, and a look ahead to the upcoming meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

3 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

4 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

5 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。