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Ford Breaks Ground on EV Mega Complex in Tennessee

Written by Laura Miller

September 23, 2022

Ford Motor Co. has broken ground on a new, $5.6 billion auto production complex in Stanton, Tenn., where it plans to build all-new electric trucks and advanced batteries. The groundbreaking comes less than a year after the Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker and SK On, a Seoul-based battery technology company, announced the investment.

A mega campus of six square miles, the BlueOval City complex will be Ford’s largest and most-advanced auto manufacturing facility once complete, the company said. It will help the automaker reach its goal of a global production run rate of 2 million electric vehicles by 2026.

“We are building the future right here in West Tennessee. This facility is the blueprint for Ford’s future manufacturing facilities and will enable Ford to help lead America’s shift to electric vehicles,” said Eric Grubb, Ford’s director of new footprint construction.

By Laura Miller, Laura@SteelMarketUpdate.com

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. Since 2007, she has held various editorial and marketing positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills. In 2021, after a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel trade journalism, joining SMU in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.

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