Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs NYT > Technology By:Jack Ewing 11 February 2025 at 15:13 The executive, Jim Farley, said President Trumpβs tariff and auto policies would raise costs and could force the automaker to cut jobs. Β© Sylvia Jarrus for The New York TimesJim Farley, Fordβs chief executive, said βmany of those jobs will be at riskβ if Republicans end billions of dollars in subsidies and loans for projects like the companyβs factories that produce batteries and electric vehicles.