After taking heavy fire from Donald Trump during the presidential campaign for potentially shipping American jobs to Mexico, Ford has now announced that it will not be moving its Lincoln assembly operations from Louisville, Kentucky to Mexico.

"Just got a call from my friend Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford, who advised me that he will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky — not Mexico," Trump wrote on Twitter

From Breitbart: 

The news was shocking to local residents, since Ford had never announced any intention of moving Kentucky jobs to Mexico. Ford operates two plants in the Louisville community, with their truck plant producing the full-size Lincoln Navigator.

Ford currently employs 4,705 at its massive 3,154,173-square-foot assembly facility, which sits on 180 acres located in the Northeast side of town. The facility has operated since 1955 and currently produces the mid-size Lincoln MKC small sport-utility, along with the very popular Ford Escape small-size SUV.

Ford announced in a formal statement, "Today, we confirmed with the President-elect that our small Lincoln utility vehicle made at the Louisville Assembly Plant will stay in Kentucky.” The company added, "We are encouraged that President-elect Trump and the new Congress will pursue policies that will improve U.S. competitiveness and make it possible to keep production of this vehicle here in the United States."

The issue of trade and shipping American jobs internationally became one of the cornerstones to Trump's campaign, propelling him to victories in Rust Belt states Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. 

Back in September, Ford employees were deeply saddened to hear that all small car in the U.S would be shipping down to a modern Mexico facility employing 2,800 workers and 80 percent lower wages.