BlueOval City (Tennessee Truck Plant)
Ford Motor Company, Stanton, Tennessee
BlueOval City is Ford's mega-campus in Haywood County, West Tennessee, announced in 2021 as a $5.6 billion EV truck and battery site. Ford has since renamed the assembly plant Tennessee Truck Plant and plans to build gas-powered trucks there from 2029. The battery plant on the campus is now run by SK On Tennessee.
- Company
- Ford Motor Company
- Status
- Under construction
- Opened
- Not stated
- Employees
- 2,300
- company figure
- Industry
- Vehicles
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Planned gas-powered Ford pickup trucks starting in 2029 after Ford dropped its electric pickup plan; an adjacent SK On battery plant is on the campus.
Facts
| Campus | Covers nearly six square miles, centered on the Tennessee Truck Plant with vehicle assembly, battery production and a supplier park (company: corporate.ford.com) |
|---|---|
| Products | Will produce all-new Built Ford Tough truck models; Ford gives 2029 as the date (company: corporate.ford.com) |
| Jobs | The Tennessee Truck Plant will employ approximately 2,300 people (company: corporate.ford.com) |
| Investment | $5.6 billion (news: tennesseelookout.com) |
| Site | About 3,300 acres in the state-owned Memphis Regional Megasite (news: tennesseelookout.com) |
| Battery plant | 4-million-square-foot plant now fully owned by SK On Tennessee after the BlueOval SK joint venture dissolved (news: tennesseelookout.com) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
We haven't found a public tour of this factory. See factory tours in Tennessee.
Sources
- Ford: BlueOval City FAQs (company, checked November 12, 2026)
- Tennessee Lookout: What to know about BlueOval City, 5 years later (news, checked November 11, 2026)
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