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
Feb 6 Local News Ford Prepares for Production of 2013 Escape SUV Ford Motor Company will soon begin filling spots at the Louisville Assembly Plant to maintain two full-time production shifts to build the new 2013 Escape. “We just finished with our preproduction builds. We’re right now doing all the work stations and everything else and probably most of the maintenance guys are going through orientations on […] By Devin Katayama Feb 6 Local News Ford Prepares for Production of 2013 Escape SUV Devin Katayama
Jan 17 Local News Kentucky Continues Auto Sector Business Growth Kentucky officials expect to continue its partnership with Argonne National Laboratories when it opens facilities in Lexington later this year to develop rechargeable car battery technology. “It fits in very well with where we understand where Toyota and Ford Motor want to move with future vehicles,” said Len Peters, secretary of the Energy and Environment […] By Devin Katayama Jan 17 Local News Kentucky Continues Auto Sector Business Growth Devin Katayama
Nov 16 Local News Ford Shows Off 2013 Escape, Leads SUV Sales Ford Motor Company has unveiled the new 2013 Escape SUV, which will begin rolling off the Louisville Assembly Plant this spring. Earlier this year, Ford and the United Auto Workers union ratified a new four-year contract that calls for investments of over $600 million in the Louisville Assembly Plant. Hiring has been ongoing, but demand […] By Devin Katayama Nov 16 Local News Ford Shows Off 2013 Escape, Leads SUV Sales Devin Katayama
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
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
Feb 23 Local News Beshear Says Ford CEO Positive On Louisville's Future Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear met with Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally this week, and he says the conversation was encouraging. With Ford upgrading the Louisville Assembly Plant to produce new vehicles, Beshear says he’d been planning to meet with Mulally for weeks. They convened on Monday and Beshear says Mulally told him that Ford’s […] By Gabe Bullard Feb 23 Local News Beshear Says Ford CEO Positive On Louisville's Future Gabe Bullard
Jul 6 Local News 275 Louisville Assembly Plant Workers Laid Off 275 workers at Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant are being laid off today. The workers on Ford's Explorer line are being cut as the vehicle is taken out of production. Local United Auto Workers Union Building Chairman Steven Stone says the union tried to prevent the layoffs, but employment will be boosted when the plant begins manufacturing a new fuel-efficient vehicle in 2011. "They are predicting to run multiple shifts out there, so I'm sure every single one of those that are laid off will be back," he says. "I'm sure of that." Stone says the laid off workers will receive some health benefits and about 70% of their salaries for one year. A Ford spokesperson did not return a phone call for comment. By Gabe Bullard Jul 6 Local News 275 Louisville Assembly Plant Workers Laid Off Gabe Bullard
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
Jul 31 Local News Ford's New Plan May Work, Says Industry Expert An expert on consumer trends in the car industry thinks the latest changes at Ford may bring the company back into solvency in North America. Ford Motor Company announced last week its plans to re-tool some of its plants, including the Louisville Assembly Plant, to be able to produce multiple models of a similar size. […] By Stephanie Crosby Jul 31 Local News Ford's New Plan May Work, Says Industry Expert Stephanie Crosby