Wrapping up his “Bluegrass Tour” of Ford’s two assembly plants in Kentucky, Ford Motor Company President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett paid a rare visit to the Louisville Assembly Plant on Monday, May 20.

Joined by Ford’s Vice President, North American Manufacturing (and ex-LAP Plant Manager) John Savona; Vice President, Labor Affairs Bill Dirksen; and, (regional) Director of Manufacturing Joe Bobnar, Mr. Hackett congratulated the team for being the recipients of the company and industry’s highest honors for customer satisfaction and for having the fewest TGWs (Things Gone Wrong) per unit amongst ALL domestic and foreign manufacturing plants in the world.

Mr. Hackett shared during opening remarks with the Plant’s OCM, Bargaining Committee and guests updates on the state of the business and the company’s Smart Redesign plan. “About 75% of the company’s portfolio is brand new and LAP is a big part of that,” he said. “I wanted to personally come down and thank you all for the work you are doing; the Plant is well run and you guys have a very bright future ahead.”

Mr. Hackett cheerfully greeted employees during his brief tour of the plant while pausing to recognize the accomplishments of a few of the many talented people at LAP.