Ford announced this week that they'll be adding over 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to help meet the demand for the Ford F-150 and planned production of the brand-new Ford Transit.
Ford is adding approximately 900 jobs and a third crew in the third quarter to build F-150 vehicles. U.S. sales of the F-Series trucks increased 24 percent in April and 19 percent year to date.
Ford will be adding another 1,100 jobs in the fourth quarter to prepare for the introduction of the all-new Ford Transit full-size van in 2014.
"Customer demand for today's F-150 is strong and continues growing, the truck segment is growing three times faster than the overall industry, the housing market is strengthening, and we are seeing growth in the U.S. economy," said Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president of The Americas in a company press release.
"Our 'Built Ford Tough' F-150 is America's favorite pickup, and we are going to expand operations in Kansas City to ensure we have enough trucks to meet customer demand," said Hinrichs.
The Kansas City plant produces the Ford F-150 Regular, Super and Crew Cab vehicles and will produce the Ford Transit.
The plant currently has 2,450 employees working on two shifts and will add a third crew in the third quarter.
Ford is investing approximately $1.1 billion to retool and expand the production plant to produce the Transit and F-150 models.
"Today's announcement is yet another testament to our successful efforts to revitalize Missouri's automotive manufacturing industry, which continues to gain steam," Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said in a press statement. "This third crew for production of the F-150 will create hundreds of additional manufacturing jobs for workers in this region and ensure Missouri continues to lead the rebirth of the American auto industry for years to come."
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