At the same time, the American company said that the vehicle creation program is called «Project T3», which stands for «trust the truck». Ford and battery partner SK On will invest $5.6 billion in BlueOval City, which will also include a battery manufacturing facility and supplier fleet. The companies are set to create roughly 6,000 new jobs at a plant northeast of Memphis, and on Friday they decided to detail a talent development program called BlueOval Learning for future workers.
Recruitment Measures and worker education will include outreach and partnerships with regional schools as well as a $40 million training center.
BlueOval City plays a key role in Ford's $2 million production plan electric cars around the world by the end of 2026. Ford said the site was established as the first zero-carbon car assembly facility with a battery campus, and is being built to be more efficient than other car factories.