The equipment at the plant used for the production of Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator sport utility vehicles (SUVs) will be disassembled and sent to the Kentucky truck plant. The plant is one of the three of North American truck and SUV plants of the company that will be converted to...
The new investment in Kentucky — part of the company’s Ford+ plan for growth and value-creation – will support an all-new F-Series Super Duty pickup built at Ford’s Kentucky Truck plant in Louisville. “Ford is America’s No. 1 employer of hourly autoworkers, and ou...
The layoffs are due to the ongoing UAW strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis because the Sterling Axle Plant produces parts that get sent to the Chicago Assembly Plant and Kentucky Truck Plant. On Monday morning, Bill Ford, the automaker's executive chairman, called on the...
The surprise move to add the Louisville-based facility as a strike target Wednesday means Ford's largest and most profitable operation is sitting idle, and the company will feel the blow quickly. The Kentucky Truck Plant produces F-Series Super Duty trucks, Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators...
In an unannounced move, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) union members walked off the job Wednesday, shutting down Ford Motor Company’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, and ramping up the continued strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers — Ford, General Motors and...
and federal territories and 961 in Canada. Affected vehicles were built at Kentucky Truck Plant from Aug. 24 to Oct. 16, 2019. Dealers will replace the axle assembly if the weld is found to be inaccurately located. The Ford reference number for this recall is 20...
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...
“Super Duty is a vital tool for businesses and people around the world and, even with our Kentucky Truck Plant and Ohio Assembly Plant running flat out, we can’t meet the demand,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a statement. “At the same time, we look forward to introducing three-row...
The United Auto Workers' union on Oct. 11 abruptly shut down Ford Motor Co.'s largest and most profitable assembly lines by expanding a nearly four-week-old strike against the Detroit 3 to include the Kentucky Truck Plant. To Continue Reading... You must be a subscriber to access this ...
The 2023 Ford F-Series Super Duty is proudly assembled¶ at Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, and Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, Ohio. The all-new Ford F-Series Super Duty goes on sale in early 2023 with some features and trim series available starting in spring 2023....