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Production has halted at Ford’s BlueOval SK battery plant in Kentucky, impacting 1,600 employees in a region that strongly supported former President Donald Trump.
Production has halted at Ford’s BlueOval SK battery plant in Kentucky, impacting 1,600 employees in a region that strongly supported former President Donald Trump. Company officials said changes to federal EV incentives significantly altered long-term investment plans, contributing to the decision to idle operations. The debate now centers on whether eliminating EV tax credits protects taxpayers or disrupts emerging industries. Some argue subsidies artificially inflate demand, while others say removing them midstream creates instability for workers and manufacturers. Ford has indicated the facility may reopen under a different structure in coming years, but for now, families in Glendale face uncertainty as national energy policy collides with local livelihoods.
