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Ford to invest $11.4B in electric vehicle plants

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Ford announced an $11.4 billion investment plan in the United States.

The company is planning a factory in Tennessee, called Blue Oval City, that would cover a 6-square-mile area. Officials are targeting a 2025 start date on the development of next-generation electric pickup trucks and batteries at the plant.

As part of its plans to create 11,000 jobs, Ford also is building two battery parks in Kentucky.

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