SK On and Ford to end US battery JV, split ownership of plants
South Korean battery maker SK On will end its US joint venture with Ford Motor as they refocus strategies in a cooling electric vehicle market. Under the change, each company will take independent control of parts of their jointly developed production facilities. Ford subsidiary will assume full ownership of the battery plants in Kentucky, while SK On will take over and operate the facility in Tennessee. The companies currently collaborate through their 2022 joint venture, BlueOval SK, which was launch ...