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Ford To Invest $2B In Kentucky Plant

Ford to build new EV truck at Louisville, Ky., plant, invest $2B
Ford announced Monday it will invest $2 billion and secure nearly 2,200 jobs in a Louisville, Ky., assembly plant that will build affordable electric vehicles.
Ford to invest $2B in Louisville Assembly Plant for new EV. What that means for workers
The $2B Ford investment promises to create a new Universal EV Platform for assembly, bring a new four-door midsize truck EV to Louisville.
Ford hits the pedal on EV production with $2 billion overhaul of Kentucky plant
Ford said its combined investment of about $5 billion at the Kentucky assembly plant and Michigan battery plant is expected to create or secure nearly 4,000 direct jobs between the two plants while strengthening the domestic supply chain with dozens of new U.S.-based suppliers.
Ford will launch a new EV platform and electric pickup truck at Louisville plant
Ford Motor Company will invest nearly $2 billion to convert a longtime auto manufacturing plant in Louisville to build electric vehicles from a new platform adaptable to multiple vehicle types, aiming to launch a mid-sized EV pickup truck by 2027.
Ford Investing $5B in U.S. Plants for EV, Battery Production
The funds will retool Louisville Assembly Plant to build a new midsize EV pickup using batteries made in Michigan.
Ford announces new EV production system, electric truck amid BlueOval City delays
The Ford Universal EV platform will launch a midsize electric pickup in 2027. The new truck will start at $30,000.
Ford To Build New $30,000 Midsize Electric Pickup In Louisville, Kentucky
Ford will retool its Louisville Assembly plant beginning later this year to produce vehicles from a new Universal EV Platform starting with a midsize truck for $30,000
Ford says it's investing $5 billion in EV production, with a new model to start at $30,000
Ford unveiled a new assembly line on Monday, which CEO Jim Farley called the most radical change at Ford "since the Model T."
Ford bets big on electric vehicles with Kentucky plant upgrades
Ford says it will invest nearly $2 billion to retool a Kentucky plant to produce electric vehicles. The automaker says the goal is to produce EVs that are more affordable, profitable to make and outcompete rival models.
Ford plant making switch to EVs
Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build and will outcompete rival models.
Ford announces $2 billion investment in Kentucky plant to produce new EV truck
The company will also invest $3 billion in a factory in Marshall, Michigan, to develop lithium-iron-phosphate batteries.

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