LOUISVILLE, Ky. — United Auto Workers (UAW) and Ford Motor Co. leaders plan to bring a new electric vehicle (EV) product to the Louisville Assembly Plant.
UAW representatives said the Louisville Assembly Plant, through tentative negotiations, is expected to see new investments, including an EV product, and the current Escape and Corsair models will also continue through their planned product life cycle. The Kentucky Truck Plant will also benefit from new investments and will continue to produce the F-Series Super Duty and the Expedition and Navigator, including hybrid EV models. UAW workers are also expected to see pay increases and cost-of-living adjustments.
This news follows reports that the current Escape SUV was set to end its life cycle in 2025, and many speculated about the plant’s future.
In May of this year, Ford and more than 8,500 UAW workers announced they would assemble at the Kentucky Truck Plant the all-new 2023 Ford F-Series Super Duty, which Ford is now delivering in all trim levels to retail and commercial customers. This was one of the largest investments in Jefferson County’s history.
Ford Motor Co., which has produced motor vehicles in the commonwealth for 109 years and is the largest vehicle producer in the Bluegrass State, would expand its presence in Louisville as it prepared to produce the all-new Ford F-Series Super Duty Truck. At the time, Gov. Beshear proclaimed “KenTRUCKy Day” in the commonwealth in honor of Ford’s investment and helped reveal the all-new F-Series Super Duty Truck at Churchill Downs.
BlueOval SK remains committed to both plants, and construction is on schedule and unchanged. The first plant will open and operate in 2025. The second plant is not scheduled to operate until 2026. Last week, BlueOval SK officials said they are evaluating the operations schedule with the second plant but remain fully committed to its future.
