(New York) Ford announced Thursday its intention to invest 3.7 billion dollars and create 6,200 jobs in the northern United States, near its historic birthplace, to accelerate the production of electric vehicles, but also to launch new new thermal engine models.
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The American car manufacturer also plans to hire 3,000 full-time employees currently in temporary positions, details the group in a press release.
This expansion is taking place in existing factories in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri, where the powerful UAW auto union has a presence.
They are located in the center-north of the country, like the headquarters of Ford, while several large projects related to electric vehicles are settling in states further south, where employees are traditionally a little less unionized.
Ford itself had announced in September with its South Korean partner SK Innovation an investment of 11.4 billion dollars and the creation of 11,000 jobs for three battery factories and a vehicle production plant in Kentucky and Tennessee. .
US President Joe Biden, who is pushing for the transition to zero-carbon vehicles2has repeatedly insisted that new jobs in this segment be represented by a union.
With its new investment, Ford plans to ramp up production of electric versions of its popular F-150 and Transit minivan, and launch a new electric vehicle aimed at professionals around 2025.
The company has been making a transition to this growing segment for several years, with the initial objective of investing $50 billion in it by 2026 and manufacturing two million electric vehicles per year by that date.
But the manufacturer also continues to bet on thermal engine vehicles. He plans with the new investment to launch a new Ranger pickup truck and a new Mustang coupe as well as expand Transit production.