The U.S. government rejected Ford Motor Co.’s request for relief from aluminum tariffs.
Ford sought the exemption after 2025 fires at the Novelis aluminum rolling plant in Oswego, New York, caused significant supply chain bottlenecks.
Novelis serves as the largest domestic supplier of aluminum sheet for the F-150 truck.
The production disruption occurs as Ford reports an 8.8% year-over-year decline in first-quarter U.S. sales.