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Much of the manufacturing has since left the city, though it still boasts two Ford engine factories and a Stellantis assembly plant, which employ thousands.

And although BYD has an assembly plant in Lancaster, the company — like others — will still need to import parts from outside the U.S.

“With respect to possible tariffs, we are working across our supply chain, logistics network, and assembly plants so that we are prepared to mitigate near-term impacts,” she said during the call.

Tesla runs a huge assembly plant in Shanghai, subject to Chinese government control.

Citing a shortage of a component used to build its electric pickups, sport utility vehicles and vans, Rivian said production could drop as much as 18% this year at its lone U.S. assembly plant.