Nov 2 Community UAW Voting To Begin On Ford Contract; Proposal Includes More Than $1 Billion For Louisville Plants Union officials began presenting the terms to members around the country this weekend. Voting is scheduled to start Monday and run until Nov. 15. By Associated Press and Rick Howlett Nov 2 Community UAW Voting To Begin On Ford Contract Associated Press and Rick Howlett
Oct 18 Community Ford To Temporarily Idle Louisville Plant, Others After six years of growth, U.S. demand for new vehicles is slowing. So far this year, overall industry sales are flat compared to 2015. By Associated Press Oct 18 Community Ford To Temporarily Idle Louisville Plant, Others Associated Press
Aug 18 Economy Ford Looks To A Fleet Of Driverless Cars They'll be on the road by 2021, the company says, and will build on automation already available for help with parking and avoiding traffic. By Sonari Glinton, NPR Aug 18 Economy Ford Looks To A Fleet Of Driverless Cars Sonari Glinton, NPR
Mar 20 Local News Tax Incentives Bill For Auto Businesses Passes Senate Committee A bill that would give tax incentives to Kentucky auto manufacturers and related businesses is a few steps away from becoming law. State Representative Larry Clark is the sponsor of House Bill 400. The bill would re-open a 2007 law that gave Ford Motor Company tax incentives. Those incentives encouraged a one billion dollar investment […] By Kenny Colston Mar 20 Local News Tax Incentives Bill For Auto Businesses Passes Senate Committee Kenny Colston
Feb 16 Local News Bill Would Expand Tax Incentives to Toyota, General Motors A Louisville lawmaker is looking to enhance job creation in Kentucky’s auto industry by amending a law that’s already on the books. House Speaker Pro Temp Larry Clark has filed House Bill 400 to update the 2007 Kentucky Jobs Retention Act, which helped bring 3,000 jobs to Ford plants in Louisville. This year’s bill would […] By Kenny Colston Feb 16 Local News Bill Would Expand Tax Incentives to Toyota, General Motors Kenny Colston
Oct 19 Local News Yarmuth Applauds Ford, UAW Agreement Responding to a new contract agreement between Ford Motor Company and Louisville’s local United Auto Workers, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., praised the automobile company and its employees for coming together. Union members in Illinois and Michigan rejected the agreement last week, which made it unclear if the ratification would be approved. But the local […] By WFPL News Oct 19 Local News Yarmuth Applauds Ford, UAW Agreement WFPL News
Oct 4 Local News Ford Contract Brings Big Plans For Louisville The new tentative contract agreement reached between the Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers contains some major benefits for the automaker’s two Louisville plants. Under the agreement, Ford will add a third shift at the retooled Louisville Assembly Plant to produce a new vehicle. Officials say the move will create more than 1,000 […] By Rick Howlett Oct 4 Local News Ford Contract Brings Big Plans For Louisville Rick Howlett
Apr 1 Local News Parts Shortage Prompts Closure Of Ford Truck Plant The automaker had already planned to idle production at the plant later this quarter. The Ford Kentucky Truck Plant on Chamberlain Lane makes the F-250 and F-350 heavy duty pickup trucks, and the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator large SUVs. By Rick Howlett Apr 1 Local News Parts Shortage Prompts Closure Of Ford Truck Plant Rick Howlett
Dec 9 Local News New Vehicles, Jobs Coming To Ford Louisville Assembly Plant When the transformed Louisville Assembly Plant restarts production in 2011, it will operate on two shifts with approximately 2,900 employees – up from today's one shift and approximately 1,100 employees. By Rick Howlett Dec 9 Local News New Vehicles, Jobs Coming To Ford Louisville Assembly Plant Rick Howlett
Dec 8 Local News Ford To Announce Plans For Louisville Assembly Plant Thursday It's expected that Ford will formally announce that it will invest hundreds of millions of dollars to retool the Fern Valley Road facility. By Rick Howlett Dec 8 Local News Ford To Announce Plans For Louisville Assembly Plant Thursday Rick Howlett
Jan 25 Local News Around 30 Take Latest Ford Buyout Offer Local United Auto Workers union officials say they were surprised at the number of Ford workers who accepted the company’s latest buyout offer, which ended Friday. It was the fourth such offer from the company since 2006, as they try to reduce their workforce. Scott Eskridge is the union chairman at the Kentucky Truck Plant. […] By Stephanie Crosby Jan 25 Local News Around 30 Take Latest Ford Buyout Offer Stephanie Crosby
Apr 23 Local News PHOTOS: Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant Rolls Out Navigators, Expeditions Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators are rolling off the production lines attheKentucky Truck Plant on Chamberlain Lane. The plant’s $200-million, four-month conversion is complete, and the two new vehicles are now added to the plant’s production of Super Duty trucks. Ford’s Vice President of North American Manufacturing, James Tetreault, says it’s a step forward amidst […] By Stephanie Crosby Apr 23 Local News PHOTOS: Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant Rolls Out Navigators, Expeditions Stephanie Crosby
Mar 9 Local News Local Ford Workers Approve Concessions Local members of the United Auto Workers Sunday narrowly approved concessions in their contract with Ford Motor Company. The two Louisville Ford plants employ about 5,600 people. The concessions were also approved nationally. The concessions include a pay freeze, loss of bonuses, suspension of the Jobs Bank program that pays laid-off workers and a reduction […] By Rick Howlett Mar 9 Local News Local Ford Workers Approve Concessions Rick Howlett
Oct 30 Local News Ford Incentives Plan Approved The Ford Motor Company says it plans an additional $200 million investment at its two Louisville manufacturing plants, following approval of a state incentives package Thursday. One hundred million dollars will be spent at the Kentucky Truck Plant to make way for production of the Navigator and Expedition models starting next spring, and another $100 million […] By Rick Howlett Oct 30 Local News Ford Incentives Plan Approved Rick Howlett