Aluminum going into super duty pick-ups

December 2015 - Ford Motor Co. will invest $1.3 billion in its Kentucky Truck Plant to support the launch of the 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty truck, and will add 2,000 workers to the payroll. The investment includes a body shop, facility upgrades and retooling to build the new aluminum-bodied Super Duty truck at Kentucky Truck Plant. 

With the introduction of a newly designed Ford Super Duty, “we expect to continue growing our truck leadership,” said Joe Hinrichs, Ford president of The Americas.

Kentucky Truck Plant produces F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty pickups and chassis cabs, as well as Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator. The factory, which opened in 1969, covers 6 million square feet and employs close to 4,400 people.

The 2017 F-Series Super Duty pickup and chassis cab lineup feature high-strength steel frames; high-strength, military-grade, aluminum-alloy body; and stronger axles, springs and suspension

There are five models in the Super Duty lineup: XL, XLT, Lariat, King Ranch and Platinum. The all-new Super Duty will be built at Kentucky Truck Plant and goes on sale late next year. MM