# Ford and SK Innovation to invest $11.4B in new U.S. EV and battery plants

Ford and SK Innovation plan to invest more than $11.4 billion to build twin lithium-ion battery plants in central Kentucky and a 3,600-acre campus in west Tennessee called Blue Oval City, creating nearly 11,000 jobs. The campus will include a battery plant, assembly plant for electric F-Series trucks, supplier park, and recycling center.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-09-27
- Where: Kentucky and Tennessee, United States
- Value: $11.4B
- Jobs: 11,000
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: lithium-ion batteries, electric F-Series trucks
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Ford Motor Company](https://endata.com/companies/3544.md)
- [SK Innovation](https://endata.com/companies/21924.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/ford-battery-supplier-to-spend-11point4-billion-to-build-new-us-plants.html), 2021-09-27: "Ford Motor and battery supplier SK Innovation plan to invest more than $11.4 billion in new U.S. facilities that will create nearly 11,000 jobs to produce electric vehicles and batteries."

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