On Friday, Ford noted that an additional 550 employees have been asked not to report to work beginning Oct. 16, bringing the total impact of the strike layoffs to approximately 2,480 employees due to the automaker's Kentucky, Chicago, and Michigan assembly plants all being shut down. The in...
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Around 36% of US auto production for the Big Three automakers-Ford, GeneralMotors (GM), and Stellantis-is currently off line after United Auto Workers (UAW) union members went onstrike Wednesday night at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant. The plant makes Ford's popular F-Series...
“Our goal was to leave drivers with zero blind spots, even when towing the longest trailers,” said Andrew Kernahan, Ford Super Duty chief engineer. “Camera views provide every angle, from simulating a drone to making sure customers can see behind the truck even when the tailgate is down....
"The decision by the UAW to call a strike at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant is grossly irresponsible, but unsurprising given the union leadership’s stated strategy of keeping the Detroit 3 wounded for months through reputational damage and industrial chaos," a spokesperson for Ford ...
Last week 8,700 union members walked out at the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world, the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. Ford said the strike at the Kentucky plant is harming tens of thousands of Americans who work for parts suppliers and Ford dealers. The strike also ...
The United Auto Workers union announced Wednesday that 8,700 members at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant have been called to join the strike against Detroit's three big automakers.
But last year, Ford's highly profitable factory in Louisville, Kentucky, was the first truck plant that the UAW shut down with a strike. Farley said as the company looks at the transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles, "we have to think carefully about our (manufacturing) foot...
Address Louisville, Kentucky United States Employment Approximate current total employees: 9,201* Approximately 8,651* of these are hourly employees. *U.S. headcount data from April 2024. Production History Current products: Ford F-250–F-550 Super Duty Trucks, Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator ...
Ford said it is pleased to have reached the deal, and said it would focus on restarting the huge Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, as well as the Chicago Assembly Plant. The Louisville plant alone employs 8,700 workers and makes high profit heavy duty F-Series pickup trucks and bi...
"We are pleased to have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract with the UAW covering our U.S. operations. Ford is proud to assemble the most vehicles in America and employ the most hourly autoworkers. We are focused on restarting Kentucky Truck Plant, Michigan Assembly Plant ...