LOUISVILLE, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville has grounded operations next door at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant—temporarily halting production of two vehicles familiar to Michigan drivers, the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair.

The MD-11 freighter, bound for Hawaii, went down shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport around 5:20 p.m. on Nov. 4, killing at least 12 people in what’s now the deadliest crash in UPS Airlines history.

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Ford’s plant, which sits beside UPS’s Worldport air hub lost power following the crash and sent workers home. “No employee injuries we’re aware of,” Ford spokesperson Jessica Enoch said.

The Louisville facility produces the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair—two vehicles set to phase out by the end of 2025 as Ford transitions to a new EV platform. The automaker recently announced a $2 billion investment at the site to build a midsize electric pickup starting in 2027.

UAW Local 862 President Todd Dunn confirmed that while the crash did not directly strike the plant, workers were evacuated as a precaution.

The tragedy comes as Ford is already juggling other production setbacks, including supply issues linked to a New York aluminum plant fire that’s expected to cost the automaker up to $1 billion in lost output.