Ford’s Blue Oval City on display at Memphis International Auto Show
On display at the 2022 Memphis International Auto Show is the F-150 Lightning, Ford’s first all-electric pickup truck. EVs will be crucial to Blue Oval City, where Ford plans to build its next-generation of electric F-Series pickups. (Rob Moore/The Daily Memphian)
Scenes from the Memphis International Auto Show at the Renasant Convention Center. (Brad Vest/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Scenes from the Memphis International Auto Show at the Renasant Convention Center. (Brad Vest/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Ben West, of the University of Tennessee, talks during the Ford Motor Co. Earth Day panel discussion, “The Blue Oval City Watershed: A Hands-On STEM Classroom for the Next Generation” during the Memphis International Auto Show. (Brad Vest/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Michael Butler, of Tennessee Wildlife Federation, second from right, speaks during the Ford Motor Co. Earth Day panel discussion, “The Blue Oval City Watershed: A Hands-On STEM Classroom for the Next Generation” during the Memphis International Auto Show. (Brad Vest/Special To The Daily Memphian)
People gather to listen during the Ford Motor Co. Earth Day panel discussion, “The Blue Oval City Watershed: A Hands-On STEM Classroom for the Next Generation” during the Memphis International Auto Show. (Brad Vest/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Ben West, of the University of Tennessee, center, talks during the Ford Motor Co. Earth Day panel discussion, “The Blue Oval City Watershed: A Hands-On STEM Classroom for the Next Generation” during the Memphis International Auto Show. (Brad Vest/Special To The Daily Memphian)
People gather to listen during the Ford Motor Co. Earth Day panel discussion, “The Blue Oval City Watershed: A Hands-On STEM Classroom for the Next Generation” during the Memphis Auto Show. (Brad Vest/Special To The Daily Memphian)
People gather to listen during the Ford Motor Co. Earth Day panel discussion, “The Blue Oval City Watershed: A Hands-On STEM Classroom for the Next Generation” during the Memphis International Auto Show. (Brad Vest/Special To The Daily Memphian)
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.
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Ford Motor Co. Greg Christensen Blue Oval City Memphis International Auto Show Renasant Convention CenterRob Moore
Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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