Ford Adding 1,000 Workers To Dearborn F-150 Plant

Finally some good news for Ford. Ford has announced that it will be adding 1,000 workers to it’s Dearborn F-150 Plant in January predicting that truck sales will increase enough to warrant the new jobs. The jobs will mostly be filled with those workers who were laid off earlier this year at many Ford plants when Ford cut production. Ford will... 

More Buyout Offers On The Way To Dearborn Workers

Ford is set to offer more buyouts to it’s workers, this time at it’s Dearborn Truck Plant as it tries to stay afloat, battling high gas prices and stiff competition from Foreign Automakers. The buyout is set to be offered to employees by next week. Workers will have a 90-day window to make up their mind, with a deadline of Oct. 31. That... 

Ford Altering Truck Plants To Build Cars

Ford Motor Company has been scrambling these last few years to recover from billions of dollars of debt, slumping sales and terrible quality control. Over these years you would be ignorant to not aknowlege that progress has been made, but the work is far from done. Ford is still cutting it’s work force and now they have begin switching plants... 

Ford Offering Employee Pricing For Trucks

Ford Motor Company is offering its truck customers the opportunity to purchase or lease a 2008 model year pickup for the same price Ford employees pay. Beginning today and running through June 30, Ford’s Employee Pricing Program will be available on 2008 model F-Series pickups, including the F-150, F-250 and F-350. Harley Davidson and chassis cab... 

Ford Cuts Truck Production & Profit Goal

Ford Motor Co. is cutting North American production of pickups and SUVs as car buyers eyeing record gas prices turn toward more fuel-efficient models. The automaker says it no longer expects to return to profitability by 2009 and didn’t rule out layoffs and plant closures. Dearborn-based Ford also on Thursday cut back its projections for total...