2,000 new jobs as Kentucky Truck Plant retools for aluminum Super Duty pickup.
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Ford Motor Company will create 2,000 new jobs in its Kentucky Truck Plant to support the launch of the new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty truck.
The $1.3 billion investment will fund an all-new body shop, facility upgrades and retooling to build the new aluminum-bodied Super Duty pickup at the facility.
Ford previously invested $80 million in 2014 to meet growing customer demand for Super Duty trucks and $129 million to support Lincoln MKC production at their Louisville Assembly Plant.
In total, Ford has invested more than $1.5 billion in the commonwealth of Kentucky and the city of Louisville in the past two years.
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Kentucky Truck Plant
Kentucky Truck Plant produces F-Series Super Duty pickups and chassis cabs, as well as Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator. The plant has produced more than 5 million Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks since it was introduced in 1999.
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Ford began manufacturing vehicles in Kentucky in 1913 with 11 employees. Kentucky Truck Plant, which opened in 1969, covers 6 million square feet and employs close to 4,400 people.
Ford Motor Company employs 97,000 worldwide and operates 67 plants.
For more information, visit Ford’s website.
