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New site – one of two planned – will produce electric pick-ups and batteries for Ford and Lincoln EVs

Ford has broken ground on a new $5.6 billion (£5.2bn) ‘nerve centre’ that will house production of electric F-series pick-up trucks and batteries for Ford and Lincoln EVs from 2025.

A joint venture with South Korean battery firm SK On, the six-square-mile US site in West Tennessee dubbed ‘Blue Oval City’ will comprise a carbon-neutral assembly plant and a battery factory. It will create approximately 6000 jobs, according to Ford.

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