Ford Celebrates New Kentucky Jobs and Investment

In the past few years, Ford Motor Company has really been showing what they’re made of in terms of production. Not only have they been turning out groundbreaking new vehicles with EV technology and unique features, but they’ve also been supporting this innovation by investing in new facilities and many new jobs all over the country, working to usher in a new era of American ingenuity and clean automotive production. One of the most recent developments towards this goal is the $700 million investment and 500 additional hourly manufacturing jobs that Ford has just created in Kentucky to support new vehicle production.

“Ford is America’s No. 1 employer of hourly autoworkers, and our workforce in Kentucky makes some of the country’s most popular vehicles, including the F-Series Super Duty for both retail and Ford Pro commercial customers,” said Kumar Galhotra, president of Ford Blue. “Ford has been growing in Kentucky since the days of the Model T, and we are continuing to invest in the Bluegrass State to produce great vehicles that our customers love and depend on.”

Ford is the top American vehicle assembler, with great success even on smaller metrics than the entire automaker’s revenue. The F-Series pickup franchise alone generated almost $40 billion last year. That’s more than the global revenue of giants such as Coca-Cola or Starbucks, and the Super Duty truck generates more revenue than Southwest Airlines, Marriott International or Nordstrom all by itself.

Ford is currently celebrating the 45 years that the F-Series has been the best-selling pickup in America, as well as the 25th anniversary of Super Duty, America’s most trusted heavy-duty truck. The release of the all-new 2023 Ford F-Series Super Duty is part of the festivities. The next-generation truck packs incredible work capability, cutting-edge new technology, and cloud-based services as well, and was revealed on September 27th at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared the day “KenTRUCKy Day” to recognize Ford’s investment in the state and the reveal of the new truck.

“The partnership between Kentucky and Ford goes back more than a century and is only becoming stronger,” Gov. Beshear said. “Today’s announcement is one of the largest investments ever in Jefferson County and will create hundreds of great jobs, including building the 2023 Ford F-Series Super Duty Truck. Together with last year’s record-shattering electric vehicle battery plant announcement, Ford is building its future here in the commonwealth. We couldn’t be more proud and look forward to many more decades of success for this iconic American company here in Kentucky.”

Ford is also in the process of building the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Kentucky, a new, $5.8 billion, 1,500-acre battery manufacturing complex that will create and supply the batteries for new electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. The joint venture is expected to create about 5,000 new jobs.

As Ford continues to focus efforts on developing and creating electric vehicles in Kentucky and across the country, new Ford available to consumers will only get more sophisticated. To see what the legacy of Ford trucks and vehicles has created, take a look at our new inventory at Haldeman Ford of Kutztown here!