Looks like Ford argued for it in 2009 and in 2010 didn’t take it. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/59862-rejecting-...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Icon:_Alan_Mulally_...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Icon:_Alan_Mulally_...
That's the joke in the end: there are no companies (and there is no government), just a bunch of chaebols [2], at least South Koreans don't lie to themselves.
[1] "Ford previously took out a $5.9 billion loan under the program in 2009. That loan was fully repaid as of last year (2022), according to the DoE. [3]", https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/22/business/ford-department-...