Ford Kentucky Battery Plant 1 (ex-BlueOval SK)

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Battery cell plant of Ford in Glendale, Kentucky, United States, opened or targeted 2023. Status: operational.

Kentucky Battery Plant 1 (ex-BlueOval SK): battery cell plant illustration; status operational, capacity 43 GWh, country United States Operational 43 GWh United States
Capacity
43 GWh
Chemistry
NMC, LFP (conversion)
Opened or target
2023
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational: BlueOval SK was dissolved in December 2025: Ford took the Kentucky plants, SK On the Tennessee plant. Ford is converting Kentucky lines to CATL-licensed LFP cells and storage systems, deliveries from 2027

Ford battery cell plant in Glendale, Kentucky, United States. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Ford.

Plant record

Plant record

Kentucky Battery Plant 1 (ex-BlueOval SK) (Ford)
Owner or operatorFord
PlantKentucky Battery Plant 1 (ex-BlueOval SK)
LocationGlendale, Kentucky, United States
RegionNorth America
Owner home countryUnited States
Productscells
Cell formatpouch
Cell chemistryNMC, LFP (conversion)
Capacity (GWh per year)43
Capacity basislegacy figure, not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status checked 2025-2026yes
Opened or target year2023
Investment$6.0 billion
Anchor customerFord
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposuremedium
Record updated2026-10

Official site: ford.com

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories. Owner profile: Ford.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Kentucky Battery Plant 1 (ex-BlueOval SK) (Ford)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10