9. Ford Pulls Back The Curtain On BlueOval City And Project T3-Behind The Scenes
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Ford Pulls Back The Curtain On BlueOval City and Project T3-Behind The Scenes InteliChek & The Multi-Point Inspection Podcast got a rare look behind the scenes at Ford’s BlueOval City. Brandon hops on a tour bus to report on the progress of the construction. Plus speakers were at the event including Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Ford President & CEO Jim Farley. Want to add strategic pricing to your marketing tool box? Go to InteliChek or call 877-827-7273 and ask about our InteliShare Series! InteliShare contains all of our promotional tools that you can use to promote your favorable prices, including our InteliAds, the printable flyers that you can show off in easel displays, InteliMedia, for your Digital Media Boards AND InteliWidgets, so you can show off price comparisons on your website and even let your customers schedule from the widget. InteliChek On March 24, 2023 Ford, the No. 2 EV brand in the U.S. in 2022, announced that they are on track with construction at BlueOval City mega-campus and poised to usher in a new era of American manufacturing assembly and innovation. The electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee begins production in 2025, and will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck, code named Project T3, and will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks a year at full production. To prepare individuals for the nearly 6,000 new jobs at BlueOval City, Ford is introducing BlueOval Learning, a talent development program which will strengthen skills, provide teacher support and increase work-based learning experiences in West Tennessee. Project T3: Project T3 is the code name for Ford’s second-generation electric truck arriving in 2025, which will reinvent the Ford truck franchise that has been an icon of American culture for more than a century. T3 stands for “Trust the Truck,” and is the code name for Ford’s next-generation electric truck. The truck is designed to be a trusted partner to unlock connection, creativity and growth and has been the team’s rally cry since early in its inception. $20 million to West Tennessee and the broader state: Ford and our partners have contributed more than $20 million to West Tennessee and the broader state since announcing BlueOval City. Ford has made a strong commitment to uplifting communities in Tennessee. This commitment includes:
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- $16 million to the University of Tennessee to preserve and restore streams and wetlands at Lone Oaks Farms and offer STEM education to K-12 students
- Ford Motor Company Fund’s $1.2 million West Tennessee Capital Grants Program
- Ford Motor Company Fund’s additional $2 million in grants for a range of nonprofit organizations, including legacy civil rights groups such as the National Civil Rights Museum and National Urban League, and investments in new entrepreneurs with Heartland Forward
- Donations totaling more than $2 million in partnership with the Mid-South and Southeast Ford Dealer Group to organizations including Le Bonheur’s Children’s Hospital, Memphis Grizzlies, Memphis Grizzlies Scholars Program, Ryman Theater and Tennessee Wildlife Resources, in addition to sponsorships of community events throughout West Tennessee
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