will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it prepares to build more electric vehicles and roll out two redesigned combustion-engine models.
A plant in Claycomo, Missouri, near Kansas City, that makes big electric and combustion-engine Transit vans will get a third shift of 1,100 workers to handle increased demand. As soon as Ford opened reservations for the electric F-150, it began planning to expand the Dearborn plant that makes them, he said. "The reservations were so much higher than the capacity that we had put in," Galhotra said. "This is the first time in my career that we were expanding the plant before the plant was built."
"I think this tremendous investment, both in dollar terms and jobs, and the type of product we're putting there, shows that the Ohio Assembly plant and that community have a very bright future," Galhotra said. The announcement came a year ahead of when contract talks start with the United Auto Workers union. New product and job announcements normally are part of the negotiations.
Michigan politicians worked hard to lure General Motors EV assembly and battery plants in January after losing the Ford plants to the southern states.
Tsla is the way to go.
Yeah... And then... WHAT is the Electricity going to cost to run These?... 'Nuff said!!!...
So Tesla will go out of business?!