Louisville is located in the transitional area in terms of the manufacturing core. The state of Kentucky does not have a major manufacturing region, but that doesn't mean that nothing is manufactured there. Kentucky's primary activity in the manufacturing sector of the economy is the manufacture of transportation equipment (motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts). Other manufactured transportation equipment includes aircraft parts, boat trailers and railroad cars. Ranking second in the manufacturing sector is the manufacture of chemicals (cleaning products, pharmaceutical products, paints, industrial chemicals, industrial gases). The manufacture of machinery (elevators, air filtration equipment, conveyors, heating and air-conditioning equipment, printers, compressors) ranks third.
-Kentucky is the 4th largest producer of cars and trucks in the U.S.
-10.1 percent of all cars and trucks in the U.S. are produced in Kentucky.
-With that said, Ford Motor Co. which manufactures cars, trucks, SUV's and other vehicles is located in Louisville and the top-selling truck in the U.S., the ford F-Series pickup is manufactured there.
Sources:
http://www.netstate.com/economy/ky_economy.htm
http://www.ky.gov
photo: Louisville's Ford Plant
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