This time around, Jim Farley took the stage to announce that Ford again topped every other automaker in terms of US vehicle assembly numbers, as well as US vehicle exports and hourly autoworker employment in America last year.
More precisely, they assembled and sold in the US a total of 1.8 million units, exported 311k vehicles, and imported another 378k examples. Meanwhile, its closest competitors had over one million imports but assembled and sold in the US fewer vehicles than the Ford Motor Company.
According to the company, they assembled over six vehicles in America for each import they brought from outside, and also led the market in terms of light-duty vehicles with 350k units above its closest manufacturing competitors, topping the ‘Made in America’ chart for the ninth consecutive year.
Ford’s obviously not very subtle above this proud national manufacturing effort, and they even threw jabs at their American rivals by reminding us that they “never took a bailout, and we never wavered on our commitment to America and American jobs.” Currently, the company employs around 56,300 hourly manufacturing workers at home in America, again more than any other manufacturer.
“We have the privilege of being a part of the lives of millions of Americans – and it’s an honor we take humbly and seriously. We’re going to continue to invest. Ford – including our subsidiaries – plans to hire thousands of people across America in the next few years to support launching new gas, hybrid and electric vehicles; batteries; and battery energy storage systems,” says Jim Farley, the CEO of the Ford Motor Company.
The Blue Oval’s plans include major launches at the Glendale, Kentucky, battery plant; BlueOval Battery Park, Michigan; Ohio Assembly Plant and Tennessee Truck Plant, such as the upcoming $30k affordable electric pickup truck.
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