DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union is petitioning the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election at a Kentucky battery plant run by a Ford Motor joint venture, the union said in a release Wednesday. The BlueOval SK plant, owned by a partner...
Ford pulls back on a Canadian battery plant. Just yesterday, we heard about how legacy automaker Ford Motor Co. (F) was likely facing some new labor troubles with its Kentucky battery plant now that the United Auto Workers (UAW) had a “supermajority” of union members in place there. Bu...
According to experts, South Korean EV battery manufacturers can benefit if Virginia’s anti-China sentiment spreads. Potential beneficiaries include SK On, which is supplying lithium-ion batteries to Ford for use in F-150 trucks while building a plant with Ford in Kentucky, reported Business Korea...
on September 27, 2021 increased to $5.8 billion (two plants in Kentucky) plus a plant in Tennessee (probably another $2.9 billion) - probably $8.7-$8.8 billion total production output: initially announced about 60 GWh of battery cells and modules annually(with potential to expand)on September...
is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago during a strike by the United Auto Workers union. But the automaker says that due to slowing electric vehicle sales growth, it will scale back the factory size, cutting the numb...
on September 27, 2021 increased to $5.8 billion (two plants in Kentucky) plus a plant in Tennessee (probably another $2.9 billion) - probably $8.7-$8.8 billion total production output: initially announced about 60 GWh of battery cells and modules annually(with potential to expand)on September...
The United Auto Workers' strike at Ford Motor Co.'s plant in Louisville, Kentucky, will deal a major blow to the automaker. The facility is Ford's largest and most profitable.
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant. The surprise move about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant ...
Ford is adding 550 workers to their Kentucky plant that builds the Navigator and Expedition in order to meet surging retail demand for the big SUVs. Retail sales were up 35% which has netted Ford a 5.6% gain in market-share for the Expedition. The Navigator is doing even better with a ...
In the meantime, construction is progressing at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, in Marshall, Mich., and at the BlueOval SK joint venture battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky. SOURCE: FordRelated content February 13, 2025 Nissan and Honda terminate MOU for consideration of business integrat...