Ford commits $11.4B toward US electric truck factory, three battery plants

Ford Blue Oval City  -  rendering of manufacturing complex in Tennessee, September 2021Ford on Monday announced its largest single manufacturing investment ever—$11.4 billion, which will include the creation of nearly 11,000 new jobs at two mammoth manufacturing complexes in Tennessee and Kentucky. The announcement was coordinated with a somewhat stepped-up target: Ford now plans for 40 to 50 percent of its global vehicle...