Funny how Ford responds to stolen technology if they are the benefactor:
WASHINGTON/SEOUL — The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Thursday criticized Ford Motor Co for pursuing battery contracts with SK Innovation after evidence had emerged the South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery maker misappropriated trade secrets from cross-town rival LG Chem.
The ITC last month sided with LG Chem in its trade secrets claims, issuing a limited 10-year exclusion order prohibiting imports into the United States of lithium-ion batteries by SK Innovation (SK). It permitted SK to import components for domestic production of batteries for Ford’s EV F-150 program for four years, and for Volkswagen of America’s MEB electric vehicle line for North America for two years.