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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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