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China fines Ford joint venture Sh2.4 billion

Ford's China joint venture is a 50-50 split between the US auto giant and Chinese state-owned Changan Automobile Group [Photo, AFP]

China on Tuesday imposed a Sh2.4 billion (USD23.6 million) fine on US auto giant Ford's joint venture with Changan Automobile for "price fixing" in the latest incident of Beijing targeting an American company amid a festering trade war.

The fine, amounting to four percent of Changan Ford Automobile's sales in the southwestern city of Chongqing, was levied over violations of China's anti-monopoly laws.

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