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Ford Motor Company this week announced a new business plan that includes new American-made vehicles and a focused battery energy storage business. The
Ford shifts Blue Oval City production from electric to gas trucks, prompting state officials to consider renegotiating the $500 million incentives package used to lure the Detroit giant to Tennessee.
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Ford scraps plans for electric pickup at Tennessee's BlueOval City, turns to gas-powered truck models
The auto manufacturer will begin producing gas-powered Built Ford Tough truck models at its renamed Tennessee Truck Plant in 2029.
It's the most dramatic example yet of the auto industry's retreat from battery-powered models in response to the Trump administration's policies and weakening EV demand.
Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.
Ford will convert its BlueOval SK Battery Park into a facility that produces battery energy storage systems. Here's what that means for the automaker.
The Ford Motor Company's recent announcement regarding the near-future strategy (until 2030) includes the unsurprising bombshell of an EV truck's untimely death
The announcement follows Ford’s November sales report, which showed EV sales plunging 60.8% YOY to 4,247 units after the federal $7,500 tax credit expired Sept. 30. Hybrid sales rose 13.6% in the same period.
Ford Motor Company is laying off 1,600 battery plant employees in Hardin County, according to Hardin County officials. Hardin County judge executive Keith Taul says the layoffs impact BlueOval SK in Glendale.
The Ford Motor Company has announced a comprehensive consumer-driven strategy shift that aims to maximize its profit growth, and deaths are following
Ford Motor Co. announced a realignment of its long-term strategy, shifting investment toward hybrids, affordable EVs, expanded truck and van production and a new battery-storage business.