Big win for taxpayers and common sense: ‘No Gotion’ restrictions on federal tax credits will become law – Wirepoints
Think what you want about the rest of the “Big Beautiful Bill” now heading for President Trump’s signature, but part of it is a triumph for sure: Federal taxpayers won’t pay the $6.5 billion subsidy to Gotion for its battery plant in Manteno, Illinois.
Ending Massive Gotion Subsidy Should Be an Obligation of Durbin, Duckworth and Krishnamoorthi – Wirepoints
Senators Durbin, Duckworth and Rep. Krishnamoorthi, do the right thing: Speak up publicly in support of the No Gotion provision. Make it a part of the final Senate bill. Spare taxpayers from this harebrained misadventure in central planning.
Democratic support for Gotion cracking under public pressure as U.S. House votes unanimously to bar DHS use of its batteries – Wirepoints
It’s a remarkable change for all Democratic House members to vote for the ban, especially representatives from Illinois and Michigan, given the billions of dollars they’ve thrown to Gotion.
Gotion now a national campaign issue as Vance joins Trump condemning the Chinese project – Wirepoints
Vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance on Tuesday accused presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and the current Democratic administration of “helping China destroy and replace our auto industry from the inside out” with subsidized electric vehicle battery plants being built by Gotion. Coverage is appearing in much of the media including the New York Times and Fox.
With obstacles to Gotion’s EV battery plants mounting, panel including Rep. Darin LaHood demands a halt – Wirepoints
Why would Gotion plow ahead in the face of so many threats to its Manteno project? Here’s one good reason: Gotion is playing with the house’s money.
Gotion sparks new clash in Manteno, and where is Rep. Krishnamoorthi? – Wirepoints
Two new developments in the battle over the factory to be built in Illinois by the company linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
Gotion, subsidized by State of Illinois, tied to Chinese forced labor – Wirepoints Quickpoint
“Newly discovered information indicates that Gotion maintains extensive business relationships…with companies directly linked to forced labor and involved in the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups.”
The CCP doesn’t run China and is no different than U.S. parties, says Gotion: Updates on its plans for Illinois and Michigan – Wirepoints
When has any company persisted with a project in the face of stronger local, statewide and national opposition? When have taxpayers subsidized a more harebrained project?
‘Be very vigilant about what the hell is going on’ with the Chinese company’s Illinois plans: The latest on Gotion. – Wirepoints
Gotion seemingly is used to CCP-style top-down rule, regardless of what people want, and so far that’s what it’s getting from state government in Illinois and Michigan.
Rivian shaping up as another example of why government shouldn’t pick winners and losers – Wirepoints
Electric vehicle maker Rivian’s recent stock price drop to all-time lows points to the dangers – and the failed policy – of Illinois bureaucrats trying to pick winners and losers with taxpayer money. With the EV market struggling despite massive government intervention and subsidies, it shows it’s not just difficult to pick the right companies, it’s hard to pick the right industries.
Manteno area residents sue to stop Gotion battery plant – Wirepoints
Details on the lawsuit to halt construction of the plant are in the press release reproduced herein.
Court battle now expected with opposition determined to stop Chinese company’s Illinois EV battery plant – Wirepoints
Next stop is the courthouse for opponents of the controversial electric vehicle battery plant planned for Manteno, Illinois by Gotion, a Chinese company. Opposition remains fierce and determined, headed by NoGotion-Illinois, which has been raising money for its lawsuit and other work.
Bipartisan opposition to Gotion’s EV factory is growing across the state. – Mark Glennon on with WGFA’s Carl Gerdovich
Mark talked with WGFA’s Carl Gerdovich about the Gotion controversy: Chinese electric vehicle battery maker Gotion is expected to receive $8 billion in taxpayer subsidies to build a factory in Manteno, Illinois. Opposition to the project is growing stronger, with a majority of Kankakee residents already opposed.
Join Wirepoints Nov. 21 in Manteno, IL, for a rally against the proposed Gotion EV factory
Come listen to Mark Glennon of Wirepoints and other speakers as Manteno citizens rally in opposition to the construction of an EV battery factory by Chinese company Gotion.
Alabama rejected CCP-tied EV company’s project that Illinois and Michigan eventually green-lit – FOX News
‘There is no doubt that the CCP wants to plant their flag in the American heartland, including right here in Alabama,’ GOP Sen Britt tells Fox News Digital.
People retake government: Stunning election win by Chinese battery plant opponents – Wirepoints interviews former ambassador Joe Cella
Wirepoints interviewed former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Cella of the Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group – a leading critic of both the Michigan and Illinois Gotion projects – to discuss the stunning recall of the entire slate of township supervisors who supported Gotion in Michigan.
A small Michigan township sends a message to China — and Biden [and Pritzker] – Politico
A recall election in Green Charter Township threw out five local Republican officials who had backed tax breaks for a multibillion-dollar battery parts plant tied to a Chinese company — never mind the project’s promises of more than 2,000 jobs for the economically depressed region. The Michigan project by Gotion is nearly identical to one proposed for Manteno, Illinois, about which Gov. JB Pritzker refuses to answer
Massive shake-up in Green Charter Township, Michigan: Five board members recalled over Gotion battery plant proposal – WPBN/WGTU
Gotion, the Chinese E.V. battery maker, has a substantially identical project planned for Manteno, Illinois. In Michigan, the community has continued to voice their opposition to the project and demanded the board resign. When that was not enough, a petition for a recall election was signed claiming the board was not listening to what the people are saying.
Chinese company Gotion High-tech, getting Michigan and Illinois taxpayer dollars, seeks business with Iran – The Midwesterner
Comment: The Michigan Gotion project described herein is very similar to the Illinois Gotion project slated for Illinois, subsidized with $536 million from the state.
Chinese state-run publication cheers Gotion’s Illinois and Michigan projects as expansion of global supremacy in E.V. supply chain – Wirepoints
A Global Times column directly highlights Gotion’s E.V. battery factories planned for Illinois and Michigan as examples of China’s expected preeminence in the U.S. market.
Two new polls find broad voter opposition to Gotion project, the Chinese electric vehicle battery plant planned for Illinois- Wirepoints
By 53% to 27% — a spread of 26% — Illinois voters are opposed to the Chinese project. Opposition significantly exceeds support in both parties, all age groups, both sexes and in all regions of the state. For independent voters, opponents outnumber supporters 48% to 28% in the statewide poll and 51% to 16% in the Kankakee poll. Voter opposition in Kankakee County is still stronger, with 59% opposed and 29% supportive — a spread of 30% — with 43% “strongly opposed.”