Ford postpones large-scale production of electric truck at BlueOval City to 2028
The Ford Motor Company has announced that the mass production of its new line of electric pickup trucks at the West Tennessee plant will now be delayed until 2028. This was confirmed by a company representative on Thursday. Ford has informed its suppliers about this delay, which stems from a strategic shift made in June […]
West Tennessee is growing, but counties surrounding BlueOval City still lag projections • Tennessee Lookout
West Tennessee may be on track to add more than 176,000 people to its population over 25 years following the announcement of Ford and SK’s Blueoval City in 2021, but it is one of the closest to new manufacturing plants. The county has yet to see the resident count balloons. The large electric vehicle and […]
Kentucky BlueOval SK battery plant files for union election, foretelling union goals for Tennessee • Tennessee Lookout
Workers at Kentucky Blue Bar Battery Park It was submitted for election He will join the United Autoworker Union on Tuesday, marking the first major union election petition of the New Year submitted to the South and what can predict future union activities in Tennessee. The electric vehicle manufacturing plant is part of a joint […]
Portion of Brownsville trails near BlueOval City to be razed for ‘shovel-ready’ industrial plot • Tennessee Lookout
Sharon Hayes and Tom Orle trekked along winding dirt trails along the branches of Sugar Creek on a cold December day through rolling hills of old growing trees. Hayes, a commissioner of Haywood County, said the forested gully stands out as a respected feature in the typical flat plains of West Tennessee. Rockin’Roll Hatchie Trails […]
Ford releases $9M ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ for areas surrounding BlueOval City • Tennessee Lookout
Ford Motor Company has released the promised details Investment of $9 million In the West Tennessee community, the new community Blueoval City Stanton’s electric vehicle manufacturing campus on Thursday. The plan would include restoring Stanton’s historic African-American school building into a new Ford Community Center, which serves as a community service hub for around 40,500 […]