There are 49 article(s) tagged Ford Motor Co.:

• February 2023

  • BlueOval City roads named for Ford’s 119-year history

    Among the street names is Piquette Drive, a reference to the Piquette Plant in Detroit where the first Ford Model T was produced.

    By Rob Moore 5 hours ago

• January 2023

  • Ford’s BlueOval City got on the road in 2022

    Ford began the first phases of construction at BlueOval City during the past year, and the automaker has continued to expand its presence in West Tennessee. 

    By Rob Moore January 01, 2023

• December 2022

  • Ford announces local partnership to spur electric transportation

    This will be Ford’s ninth mobility innovation challenge since 2018.

    By Rob Moore December 14, 2022

• November 2022

  • Ford offers $5,000 business grants for West Tennessee entrepreneurs

    Applicants with the most promising and innovative ideas will be selected to participate in a two-month-long virtual program starting in January. 

    By Rob Moore November 16, 2022

  • Sanford: Two words best describe Lee’s impressive reelection victory — BlueOval City

    In Tennessee, it was GOP business as usual following Tuesday’s midterm election. The legislature remains under total control by Republicans and Gov. Bill Lee cruised to reelection without breaking a sweat.

    By Otis Sanford November 11, 2022

  • Collierville was a significant part of attracting BlueOval to West Tennessee

    The suburb’s quality of life was part of the pitch made to Ford and SK innovation before they chose to invest in the Megasite of West Tennessee.

    By Abigail Warren November 10, 2022

  • Ford announces $1M grant program for West Tennessee

    The grants, ranging between $25,000 and $100,000, will be available to local nonprofits and municipalities for capital improvements such as new playgrounds or renovated facilities. 

    By Rob Moore November 01, 2022

• October 2022

  • BlueOval City panel: The electric revolution has already begun

    Representatives of Ford Motor Co. held a panel in Jackson, Tennessee, to answer questions about BlueOval City, Ford’s planned $5.6 billion EV manufacturing facility in West Tennessee. 

    By Rob Moore October 20, 2022

• September 2022

  • Ford breaks ground on future BlueOval City at Megasite

    While crews began clearing the ground at the Megasite of West Tennessee as early as March, structural steel now represents the first phase of construction. 

    By Rob Moore September 23, 2022

• August 2022

  • Ford cutting 3,000 white-collar jobs in bid to lower costs

    About 3,000 white-collar workers at Ford Motor Co. will lose their jobs as the company cuts costs to help make the long transition from internal combustion vehicles to those powered by batteries.

    By The Associated Press August 24, 2022

  • Ford looking to ‘hire and leverage’ locally for future BlueOval City

    Ford has been working with the state, local institutions and community organizations to help create a pipeline of workers for the thousands of jobs that will be needed by 2025. 

    By Rob Moore August 17, 2022

  • What impact could Ford’s charitable foundation have?

    More than 70 years after founding its charitable arm, Ford Motor Co. has invested more than $2.2 billion in initiatives that provide basic needs and access to essential services, offer tools to build new skillsets and open pathways to employment. 

    By Rob Moore August 13, 2022

• July 2022

  • Work at BlueOval City on schedule, says design builder

    Interior construction isn’t expected to begin until April 2023, with peak construction in the months that follow. 

    By Rob Moore July 27, 2022

  • Ford finalizes joint venture for EV battery facility at BlueOval City

    The venture between Ford and SK Battery America Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SK On, will build and operate the battery plant at BlueOval City at the Megasite of West Tennessee as well as two battery plants in Kentucky.

    By Rob Moore July 14, 2022

• June 2022

  • Ford panel, ‘listening and learning,’ says BlueOval City still on schedule

    Hundreds of Tennessee residents attended a meeting with Ford Motor Co. execs Tuesday night at a Brownsville high school to learn more about BlueOval City.

    By Rob Moore June 22, 2022

• April 2022

  • Ford’s Blue Oval City on display at Memphis International Auto Show

    This year’s show is the first since the start of the pandemic and the first since Ford announced its $5.6 billion manufacturing campus in West Tennessee. 

    By Rob Moore April 25, 2022

  • Ford announces $16.5M partnership with UT

    Ford, UT reveal agreement to restore stream waters flowing through Lone Oaks Farm, located about 70 miles from Memphis.

    By Rob Moore April 22, 2022

  • Lightning in a throttle: Ford to showcase F-150 at Memphis Auto Show

    Ford Motor Co. plans to bring a 10,000-square-foot display that will include updates on its project at the Megasite of West Tennessee, future Blue Oval City, as well an outdoor EV track.

    By Rob Moore April 20, 2022

  • House amends bill requiring review of Blue Oval City contractors

    The bill would require the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee to submit a report detailing the name and location of each business or third-party entity contracted to perform construction work at the site.

    By Rob Moore April 08, 2022

  • Bluff City Biz: Future of FedEx and Blue Oval City with Bo Allen

    “It’s hard for me to believe that anyone has done more for Memphis than Fred Smith,” Bo Allen, First Horizon regional president for West Tennessee, Arkansas and North Mississippi, said. 

    By Rob Moore April 04, 2022

  • Report shows Blue Oval City, Lightning ‘crucial’ to Ford’s long-term goals

    Ford plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, and its operations in West Tennessee are at the frontier of that goal, according to its latest sustainability report. 

    By Rob Moore April 01, 2022

• March 2022

  • Meet Walbridge, the company building Ford’s Blue Oval City

    The Detroit construction company had its first supplier outreach meeting in January in Memphis, followed by a similar meeting in March in Jackson, Tennessee, about 45 miles east of the Megasite. 

    By Rob Moore March 22, 2022

  • House meeting reveals Megasite electricity, wastewater updates

    General Services has two State Building Commission-approved capital projects, including the 36.5 miles of pipeline that will run from the northwest corner of the Megasite — where the wastewater treatment plant will be located — to the Mississippi River. 

    By Rob Moore March 21, 2022

  • Sanford: Mason should keep its charter, but must welcome financial help

    The bottom line is Mason’s elected leaders were right not to surrender the charter. They have a legitimate right to exist as an incorporated town.

    By Otis Sanford March 17, 2022

  • Bluff City Biz: Blue Oval City, business in Russia with John Threadgill

    “I would suspect that most of the companies that entered into the Russian market either had a contingency plan,” the Bartlett Chamber president said. 

    By Rob Moore March 14, 2022