DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. has hired another Detroit area general contractor to build a massive plant in the South.
The automaker — which rankled some with its decision to construct a trio of plants producing EVs and batteries totaling more than $11 billion outside of its home state — on Wednesday named Barton Malow Co. as well as Lexington, Ky.-based Gray Construction as contractors on the Blue Oval SK Battery Park.
"Barton Malow is excited to play a role in helping Ford accelerate America's shift to electric vehicles," Barton Malow CEO Ryan Maibach said in an email Wednesday afternoon. He said his Detroit area company is bringing in Gray Construction to "leverage their extensive understanding of the local market."