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Ford Adds 1,550 Jobs Due to Rising 2015 F-150 Demand

Boasting with a military-grade aluminum-alloy body shell and a lot of personalization options, the 2015 Ford F-150 light-duty pickup truck is the most capable workhorse to bear the Blue Oval badge since the F-Series started production in 1948. With the thirteenth generation, Ford pushed the envelope even further in all aspects, including the rough and ready 450 HP 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor.
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There are a lot of things to like about the 2015 F-150. Priced from $25,420 to $50,960, the newest model year will suit everybody’s needs if you go for the right model in the right configuration. Yes, a turbo diesel is not available yet, but with 4 gasoline lumps and no less than 5 distinctive variants, you can’t go wrong.

Our review of the 2015 Ford F-150 will offer you a better idea of what’s what, but here’s a bit of surprising news: Ford will add 1,550 jobs in order to support the rising demand for the all-new workhorse. All that workforce will be distributed to the American automaker’s Dearborn Stamping, Dearborn Diversified, Kansas City Assembly plant and Sterling Axle facility throughout the first quarter of the current year.

As if the fresh batch of talent wasn’t enough good news, the 2011 UAW-Ford collective bargaining agreement will reach its entry-level allowance. As such, approximately 300 to 500 workers will transition from $19.28 per hour to the new wage of $28.50. Not bad at all! Of the 1,550 new jobs, 900 are reserved for the Kansas City Assembly and 500 will be added to Dearborn Stamping and Dearborn Diversified, while Sterling Axle will add 150 new workers.

In total, Ford hires over 15,000 hourly UAW members, more than 3,000 more than what was promised by 2015 in the 2011 UAW-Ford agreement. Truth be told, the added elbow grease shouldn’t take you by surprise. After all, the F-150 sits just 12 days in dealer lots, turning faster than any other Ford out there.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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