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Ford Motor Co. has announced adding more than 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to cope with the growing demand for F-150 pickup trucks and the incoming launch of the Transit commercial vehicle lineup.
According to recently issued press release, Ford is adding 900 jobs and a third crew in the third quarter to build F-150s, and another 1,100 jobs starting with the fourth quarter to prepare the introduction of the all-new Transit full-size van in 2014.
"The housing market is strengthening, we are seeing growth in the U.S. economy, and the truck segment is growing three times faster than the overall industry," said Joe Hinrichs, Ford president of The Americas. "Our Built Ford Tough F-150 is America's favorite pickup, and we are going to step up operations at Kansas City to ensure we have enough trucks to meet customer demand."
The company also announced that it has reached 75 percent of its goal to create 12,000 hourly jobs in the United States by 2015.
As revealed yesterday, Ford F-Series sales have gone up 24 percent in April and 19 percent this year. The full-size truck segment is the fastest-growing segment in 2013.
"The housing market is strengthening, we are seeing growth in the U.S. economy, and the truck segment is growing three times faster than the overall industry," said Joe Hinrichs, Ford president of The Americas. "Our Built Ford Tough F-150 is America's favorite pickup, and we are going to step up operations at Kansas City to ensure we have enough trucks to meet customer demand."
The company also announced that it has reached 75 percent of its goal to create 12,000 hourly jobs in the United States by 2015.
As revealed yesterday, Ford F-Series sales have gone up 24 percent in April and 19 percent this year. The full-size truck segment is the fastest-growing segment in 2013.
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