Ford Motor Co. (F) Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally reiterated the automaker’s plan to add 7,000 jobs over the next two years in the U.S. as it expects the world’s largest economy to avoid another recession.
Ford is discussing adding as many as 10,000 jobs in the U.S. in negotiations with the United Auto Workers union on a new four-year contract, according to three people familiar with the talks. Mulally, who was in Thailand today, declined to comment on the progress of discussions with the UAW.
Ford announced Jan. 10 plans to hire 4,000 factory workers and 750 engineers this year and 2,500 hourly workers next year. Some of the hiring was to support Ford’s development of battery- powered cars, the company said at the time. The automaker is now looking for new ways to expand employment, Mulally said.
“We are actually going to add nearly 7,000 new jobs in the U.S. over the next two years,” Mulally, 66, said in a group interview. “And you can imagine that with that backdrop that the attitude of everybody is how do we continue to make progress, because what we all care about is growing the business and providing great jobs and great careers.”
Bloomberg.com
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