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BlueOval City
Ford, SK Innovation
Stanton, TN, USA
-89.41694444, 35.40194444
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 129
Additional Information:
Sector: EVs
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: EVs
Project Announcement Date: 9/27/2021
Target for Starting Production: 2025
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 500000 EVs
Operating Status: Under Construction
Target Jobs: 6000
Current Jobs: 1000
Capital Investment: $5600 million
Congressional District: TN8
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $540 million
Selected Sources:
“Ford to Lead America’s Shift to Electric Vehicles with New Mega Campus in Tennessee and Twin Battery Plants in Kentucky; $11.4B Investment to Create 11,000 Jobs and Power New Lineup of Advanced EVs”, ford.com, 26 Sep 2021. 🔗
“Special Session on Historic Megasite Investment Comes to a Close”, State of Tennessee, 19 Oct 2021. 🔗
“Ford's BlueOval City: What's the latest on construction in West Tennessee?”, Omer Yusuf, The Commercial Appeal, 26 Jul 2022. 🔗
“The BlueOval Investment Announcement”, cargroup.org, 02 Nov 2021. 🔗
“Ford’s new Tennessee plant aims to build 500,000 electric trucks a year”, Paul Lienert, Reuters, 24 Mar 2023. 🔗
“US finalizes $9.63 billion loan for Ford, SK On joint battery venture”, David Shepardson, Reuters, 16 Dec 2024. 🔗
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