The American car company "Ford Motor" donated 1 million dollars and a bunch of cars for the inauguration ceremony to be held on January 20, to President-elect Donald Trump. The news was announced on Monday by the officials of this company.
Tariff and electric vehicle policies being considered by the new US administration are expected to have an impact on Detroit automakers such as Ford, which are struggling to ramp up production and sell electric vehicles.
Republican President-elect Trump has proposed tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, as well as eliminating a tax on electric cars that benefits Ford.
Ford CEO Jim Farley told reporters earlier this month that he is optimistic Mr. Trump will be open to hearing their views on these issues.
"Given Ford's profile as an employer and the importance it has to the American economy and manufacturing, I think the administration will be very interested in hearing our views ," said Director Farley.
Other major companies, such as Amazon and the Meta platform, have also donated to Mr Trump's inauguration.
President Trump raised $106.7 million for the 2017 ceremony, breaking the record.
Democratic President Joe Biden raised $61.8 million for his 2021 inauguration, with contributions from Pfizer, AT&T and Boeing. VOA (A2 Televizion)
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