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Ford will build an electric truck in Louisville, but the new assembly process requires fewer workers
Ford Motor Company plans to invest nearly $2 billion in the Louisville Assembly Plant to expand and build a new midsize electric truck. Its plans will require an expansion and retooling of the entire factory, but will mean fewer jobs.
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