"As the Dearborn automaker doubles down on combustion-engine technology for its full-size trucks and SUVs, its electric-vehicle strategy will refocus on the affordable end of the market. The Louisville Assembly Plant will become the launchpad for these next-generation battery-powered models. December 17 is set to be the last day of work at the Louisville Assembly Plant as it prepares to shut down for an extended time period for retooling, Courier Journal first reported on Monday."
"From 2027 onwards, the Louisville Assembly Plant will be the manufacturing hub for Ford's $30,000 electric truck riding on its Universal EV Platform. It will also be produced using a radical assembly tree production process, moving away from the century-old moving assembly line pioneered by Henry Ford in the early 1900s. Instead, Ford's next-gen EVs, starting with the affordable truck, will be built in three separate"
"It's a huge moment for the Louisville Assembly Plant, which first opened in 1955 and has since been the production base for a full range of iconic Ford vehicles. At various points in its history, it produced the LTD sedans, F-Series trucks, Ranger, Bronco II, Explorer and even the Mercury Mountaineer and Mazda Navajo, which were rebadged versions of the Explorer."
Ford will shut down the Louisville Assembly Plant on December 17 for an extended retooling. The retooling will cost $2 billion and transform the 70-year-old facility into the manufacturing hub for next-generation battery-powered models. Production of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair will end this week. From 2027, the plant will build an affordable $30,000 electric truck riding on Ford's Universal EV Platform. The plant will adopt a radical assembly tree production process instead of the traditional moving assembly line. Ford's EV strategy will refocus on the affordable end of the market while retaining combustion-engine development for full-size trucks and SUVs.
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