About 1,600 jobs at Glendale, Kentucky battery plant
Source-backed update · Announced reduction · Ford
EventAnnounced December 15, 2025
ReportedDecember 15, 2025
Added to WorkHushDecember 15, 2025
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WKYT · Dec 15, 2025Supports: Reported that roughly 1,600 workers at the Glendale battery plant were expected to be laid off as Ford takes full ownership and repurposes the plant for energy storage systems, with about 2,100 jobs planned for the new business.Open the sourceFreightWaves · Dec 16, 2025Supports: Reported that Ford announced on Monday that all 1,600 employees at the Glendale, Kentucky battery plant would be laid off.Open the source
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The sources give no layoff effective date or WARN notice, and the workers were employed by the BlueOval SK joint venture, which Ford is taking over, so the exact employer and final count are not established.
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