Ford and SK Innovation’s joint venture, called BlueOvalSK, targets annual battery production of 60 GWh annually by 2025, which is enough capacity for about 600,000 vehicles.
The automaker says the Chevrolet Tracker crossover is expected to be one of the first new models to be manufactured at the Uzbek plant. Trackers currently in the market are imported to Uzbekistan from China, priced at $15,800.
Automakers pay close attention to the Plante Moran study because positive supplier relations benefit OEMs with better pricing, more investment in innovation and technology, more sharing of technology and better supplier support.
The UAW and the Detroit Three automakers are encouraging employees to get vaccinated and in recent months have used their own facilities to distribute the vaccines. However, union President Rory Gamble says he is opposed to making vaccines...
