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Ford, battery maker face job requirement for Tennessee plant

Ford Motor Co. and a South Korean company would have to create more than 5,000 full-time jobs at a planned electric pickup truck factory and battery manufacturing plant in Tennessee or pay back at least part of a $500 million state grant for the project, according to a lease approved Thursday by a regional board.

GM plans more than $3B for electric-vehicle projects in Michigan

General Motors Co. plans to invest more than $3 billion to make electric vehicles in Michigan, people familiar with the matter said, a potential win for the car maker’s home state after recent commitments of auto projects to Southern states.