LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Aug. 11, 2025) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley, other company executives and local officials to announce a monumental investment by one of Kentucky’s largest employers, a nearly $2 billion commitment that will introduce an innovative manufacturing process at the Louisville Assembly Plant (LAP) to serve as the platform for an all-new, yet to be unveiled, electric mid-size pickup truck. The project is the third-largest economic development project in Kentucky’s history, as four of the five largest private-sector investments have now been announced during the Beshear Administration.

“Today, Ford and Team Kentucky are introducing the world to the future of automotive production with nearly $2 billion being invested to transform the L

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