Tennessee Truck Assembly

Tennessee Truck Assembly Plant
Built	2020s
Operated	2029 (estimated)
Location	Stanton, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates	35°25′N 89°25′W / 35.41°N 89.42°W / 35.41; -89.42
Industry	Automotive
Products	gas-powered pickup trucks
Employees	100 (early 2026)
Area	3,600 acres (1,500 ha) (estimated)
Owner	Ford Motor Company

Tennessee Truck Plant is an planned automobile manufacturing plant owned by Ford Motor Company located on the former site of the BlueOval City campus near Stanton, Tennessee, United States.^[1] Originally intended to manufacture the next-generation Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, the plant will produce gasoline and hybrid trucks in 2029.^[2]

As part of the $5.6 billion BlueOval City campus project, it will employ approximately more than 2,300 people when completed.^[3][4] It was not yet represented by the United Auto Workers.

History

On September 27, 2021, the automotive plant was jointly announced by Ford Motor Company and SK Innovation as "Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center", as part of the BlueOval City project.^[3] The 3,600-acre plant will be constructed on the 4,100-acre (1,700 ha) Memphis Regional Megasite, also known as the West Tennessee Megasite, which was designated as an industrial site in September 2009.^[5]

The plant is accessible from Interstate 40.^[6] The state was initially expected to provide approximately $500 million worth of incentives that include infrastructure improvements, grants, and a new campus operated by the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) to train workers for the plants, including Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center.^[7] The final cost ballooned to $884 million.^[8]

On December 15, 2025, Ford announced that it was repurposing the Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center at its BlueOval City campus. Renamed the Tennessee Truck Plant, the facility will now manufacture gas-powered trucks instead of the originally planned next-generation electric pickup trucks.^[9] Also, the former battery plant on the BlueOval City campus becomes SK On Tennessee.^[10]

See also

• List of Ford factories
• List of automotive assembly plants in the United States

References

1. "Ford Follows Customers to Drive Profitable Growth; Reinvests in Trucks, Hybrids, Affordable EVs, Battery Storage; Takes EV-Related Charges". Ford From the Road. December 15, 2025. Archived from the original on December 15, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
2. Cassandra Stephenson; Sam Stockard (December 16, 2025). "Ford scraps plans for electric pickup at BlueOval City, turns to gas-powered truck models". The Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
3. "Ford to invest $5.6 billion in Memphis-area Megasite to build electric vehicles and batteries". Memphis: WHBQ-TV. September 27, 2021. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
4. Round, Ian; Dries, Bill; Moore, Rob (September 27, 2021). "Ford, SK Innovation to invest $5.6B in Memphis Regional Megasite". The Daily Memphian. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
5. "Tennessee to funnel $52M more into Memphis megasite". Nashville: Associated Press. June 8, 2021. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
6. "Tennessee to funnel $52M more into Memphis megasite". Nashville: Associated Press. June 8, 2021. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
7. Sainz, Adrian (September 28, 2021). "Gov. Lee: $500 million incentive package for Ford factory". Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
8. Grzelewski, Jordyn (October 20, 2021). "Tennessee legislature OKs $884M incentive package for Ford project". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
9. "Ford changed direction on plans for its West Tennessee plant; what happens now". The Tennessee Lookout. February 18, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
10. "Former Ford EV Battery Plant Becomes SK On Tennessee". Ford Authority. May 21, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.