Traffic jam: Multiple hits on Insider Louisville stories seem to connect...
During the past week, two stories we posted two months ago suddenly are among our top-read posts – one recapitulation of national stories about Ford executives deciding not to shift manufacture of the...
View ArticleAutoweek.com: Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant to get new-generation Kuga, or...
Rampant pre-announcement speculation has begun with an official announcement by Ford Motor Co. executives about which models will be built at Louisville Assembly Plant a day away. Autoweek.com posted...
View ArticleFord news release: $600 million investment in Louisville, adding 1,800 jobs...
While Gov. Steve Beshear and his running mate Mayor Jerry Abramson were entertaining the crowds at Ford Motor Co.’s Louisville Assembly Plant this morning, Ford helpfully sent out a news release on PR...
View ArticleKeep on truckin’: Ford officials may add on Kentucky Truck Plant upgrade to...
At the truck plant, Ford officials plan to upgrade robotics and improve other assembly capabilities, according to the sources. Those sources said the work is being scheduled because a roster of...
View ArticleCar talk: Will Alan Mulally have news about Ford’s plans in Louisville at...
Now, getting Mulally, Ford Motor Co. president and CEO and American Corporate Idol, is a major coup for a small-town econ-dev group. But his headlining the GLI event speaks volumes about how important...
View ArticleInsiders: Ford Motor Co. starting the process to crank up hiring at...
With the $600 million Louisville Assembly Plant reconfiguration apparently nearing completion, Ford Motor Co. is beginning the second part of the Louisville expansion – adding workers. Insiders are...
View ArticleInsider reality check: ‘No matter what you’re reading, landing one of the new...
The last thing we want to do is crush the hopes and dreams of people who want to get one of those new jobs at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant. But donning the rose-colored glasses just to run an...
View ArticleInsider documents: Nearly 900 Louisville Assembly Plant jobs going to...
It appears from internal documents that a significant slice of the advertised 1,800 new jobs at the newly transformed Ford Assembly Plant will be going to transfers from other Ford plants including...
View ArticleNon-Starter: Ford reaches tentative agreement with UAW leaders, but will...
A tentative agreement has been reached, but insiders tell us that while prosperity is in the profits, it's not the contract. Continue reading →
View ArticleFord teases new SUVs with invite to ‘product immersion’ event: Could...
Those marketing and media guys at Ford Motor Co. never rest! Last week, Insider Louisville got a peak at Ford’s new Intelligent Vehicle technology. A few days later, we got a mysterious invitation for...
View ArticleFord execs confirm third shift in 2012 at Louisville Assembly Plant
At Ford Motor Co.’s celebratory press conference this afternoon, Ford officials confirmed a third shift that will stand up at Louisville Assembly Plant before the end of 2012. John Fleming, executive...
View ArticleTo be made in Louisville? Car and Driver claims 2013 Ford Escape spy photos...
Car and Driver magazine’s blog today has spy photos of a car it claims is the final version of the 2013 Ford Escape. In a post titled “2013 Ford Escape Spied With Minimal Camo Prior to L.A. Debut,”...
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Ford Louisville Assembly Plant: Touring the EPCOT of modern manufacturing
Since when did manufacturing plants begin looking like EPCOT? Seriously, if you have children of a certain age (or, clearly, are a reporter of a certain age), you could save yourself a boat load of...
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Louisville Assembly Plant now producing Lincoln’s newest vehicle, adds 300 jobs
Next time you drive down Fern Valley Road, you might notice a little change at the mighty Louisville Assembly Plant. Yesterday, in addition to announcing the plant’s production of the brand new Lincoln...
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Volvo coming to Kentucky? Let us speculate
We’ve so far resisted speculating about the hint dropped into this Financial Times story last week indicating Volvo has made overtures to the Kentucky General Assembly about incentives to locate a...
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Ford unveils new Louisville-built Escape; union vote underway
Ford Motor Co. unveiled the all-new Louisville-built Escape at the LA Auto Show today. The company said the vehicle is the first to come with SYNC Connect, which allows motorists to use a smartphone...
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Local Ford workers reject contract proposal
Local Ford employees have rejected a new four-year contract proposal – but the vote’s impact will remain unclear until United Auto Workers nationwide finish voting on Friday. A local union official...
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Ford contract proposal sputtering as voting comes to an end
The new four-year contract proposal for Ford employees is sputtering toward the finish line. With more than 34,000 votes counted nationwide so far, the proposal is being rejected by 52 percent of the...
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Ford workers narrowly approve new four-year contract
Ford workers nationwide have narrowly approved a new four-year contract that covers about 10,000 Louisville workers and gives them an $8,500 signing bonus, a profit-sharing prepayment of $1,500, and...
View ArticleFord employees host Christmas event for 150 local children
Local elementary school students squealed in delight as they ripped open Christmas presents ranging from footballs and dolls to clothing and beds, bought for them by employees of Ford’s Louisville...
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