Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant is set to close for eight to 10 months for a massive remodeling project.
Representatives from the United Auto Workers union said the plant will close in December, possibly sooner, for the project.
Declining sales of the Escape SUV in recent years led to concerns about Louisville Assemble Plant’s future. But in 2023, Ford committed to building an “all new” electric vehicle at the Louisville plant once the gas-powered Escape reaches the end of its life cycle this year.
It is not clear what Ford model will be built at the Louisville Assembly Plant after the retool, which will switch the assembly lines from making the gas-powered Escape to all electric vehicles. Union leaders said some 2,300 production workers will be laid off during the transition.
Workers who are laid off are expected to be able to come back when construction is complete and will get unemployment during the shutdown. When the unemployment runs out, they will still get paid about 70% of their normal pay.
Louisville Assembly Plant going electric in Louisville coincides with the Ford BlueOval SK EV battery plants being built in Hardin County.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said last month that Trump’s plans to slow the United States’ emphasis on the alternate vehicles won’t slow down, shut down or stop the construction of the plants.
Source: WDRB
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