There are 9 article(s) tagged auto manufacturing:

• August 2024

  • Ford delays launch of Tennessee-built EV truck to 2027

    The company said delaying the launch will enable the company to use lower-cost battery technology and take advantage of other cost breakthroughs while the market continues to develop. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 21, 2024

• July 2024

  • BlueOval SK names new executive to lead EV battery production

    BlueOval SK’s new chief production officer, Jiwon Park, brings his more than 20 years of experience in the EV battery manufacturing industry to the new plant outside Stanton. 

    By Aisling Mäki July 18, 2024

• May 2024

  • Ford details more West Tennessee plans as assembly plant takes shape

    The automaker on Tuesday, May 14, released more details about its investments in the $5.6 billion mega campus as the assembly plant at the Ford Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center takes shape.

    By Aisling Mäki May 14, 2024

• April 2024

  • Automotive supplier will bring 500 new jobs to West Tennessee

    “Landing Ford Motor Co. created a ripple effect statewide as we continue to see Tier 1 suppliers like Avancez choosing to locate in Tennessee,” said the Tennessee Economic and Community Development commissioner. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 25, 2024

  • Ford says construction is progressing at West Tennessee’s BlueOval City

    Ford Motor Co.’s Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center has moved past the construction phase, and equipment installation is underway at the assembly plant, which will produce Ford’s next-generation electric truck, code-named Project T-3.

    By Aisling Mäki April 05, 2024

• March 2024

  • Ford opens scholarships for Memphis auto techs

    Each student selected for a Ford Auto Tech Scholarship will receive $5,000 in financial assistance for their education and training, including tuition, tools, living expenses and transportation.

    By Aisling Mäki March 04, 2024

• May 2022

  • Supply chain crisis causes gridlock at Mid-South auto repair shops

    “I had a customer come pick up his ‘21 model Hyundai Palisade to drive it around with no rear bumper because we’ve had it since February,” said one body shop owner. “Nobody can even tell us when the bumper is coming.” 

    By Rob Moore May 17, 2022

• March 2022

  • Ford focused on attracting students to future careers at expo 

    “We’re looking for technical, we’re looking for operational, we’re looking for lean and professional behaviors when we think about that ideal worker of the future,” said Liliana Ramirez, Ford’s workforce development director.

    By Rob Moore March 03, 2022

• December 2021

  • Ford Megasite: Volkswagen helped make Chattanooga a different ‘Dynamo of Dixie’

    Once an outdated manufacturing and steel town, Chattanooga went to work on reinventing itself by taking advantage of its riverfront and Downtown. In the end, that was key to landing automaker Volkswagen and spurring a new generation of growth. 

    By Don Wade December 29, 2021