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Ford to build new EV and battery plants in Tennessee & Kentucky; $11.4B total investment in two mega-sites; 129 GWh/year total

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Three new BlueOvalSK battery plants—two at the Kentucky mega-site and one in Tennessee—will enable 129 GWh a year of US battery production capacity for Ford. a small town between Memphis and Jackson), called Blue Oval City, will create approximately 6,000 new jobs and reimagine how vehicles and batteries are manufactured.

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Ford to import next-gen Ford Focus for N. America from China; production starting 2H 2019

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Ford announced a series of global manufacturing actions centered on improving the company’s operational fitness, among them that it would source the next-generation Ford Focus for North America primarily from China, rather than Hermosillo, Mexico. Ford is a top auto exporter in the US. This is in addition to the $1.3

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Ford and UAW reached a tentative local agreement at Kentucky plant

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Earlier this month, the UAW threatened to launch a strike at Ford’s most profitable manufacturing facility, the Kentucky Truck Plant , if an agreement wasn’t reached by February 23. “Maybe it needs to recommit to American workers and find a CEO who’s interested in the future of this country’s auto industry.”

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UAW Contract Voting Has Been Mixed Thus Far

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Unionized Ford workers in Louisville, Kentucky, and General Motors employees from Spring Hill, Tennessee, have voted no on the contract agreement reached by the United Auto Workers. & On Monday, production workers at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant and Louisville Assembly Plant voted against the tentative agreement.

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UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With All Detroit Automakers, Striking Ends

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The United Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement with all three Detroit automakers. GM’s last facility to see a walkout was the incredibly important Spring Hill Manufacturing located in Tennessee. Ford was the first to strike a deal, followed by Stellantis. Thus far, we’re only aware of Ford’s plan — which includes $2.1

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Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford Asks UAW to End Strike

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Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford has asked union members to come together and end the UAW strike before it hampers the business’ ability to invest in future products and facilities. The company is near an impasse with the United Auto Workers union, which walked out in targeted strikes at all three Detroit automakers on Sept.

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First Three Conditional Loan Commitments Under DOEs ATVM Program go to Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors and Tesla Motors

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These are the first conditional loan commitments reached as part of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. The Department plans to make additional loans under this program over the next several months to large and small auto manufacturers and parts suppliers up and down the production chain.