Ford Breaks Ground on EV Mega Complex in Tennessee

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.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. 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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