all names

USDOT organisation

Named in 1 report across 1 story - 8 Sept

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with USDOT. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without USDOT.

BYD and Trump administration share 1 reportSean Duffy and Trump administration share 1 reportCATL and Trump administration share 1 reportJim Farley and Trump administration share 1 reportCATL and Sean Duffy share 1 reportBYD and Jim Farley share 1 reportCATL and Jim Farley share 1 reportBYD and Sean Duffy share 1 reportJim Farley and Sean Duffy share 1 reportBYD and CATL share 1 reportUSDOTBYDBYD - 1 shared report (organization)CATLCATL - 1 shared report (organization)Jim FarleyJim Farley - 1 shared report (person)Sean DuffySean Duffy - 1 shared report (person)Trump admin…Trump administration - 1 shared report (organization)

The stories

Ford CEO Jim Farley's Favorite Chinese Automaker Officially Bound For Europe

9 outlets1 report names USDOT8 Sept – 14 Sept

Who keeps naming them

South China Morning Post1

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