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Ford Adding More Than 2,000 Salaried Jobs

Posted at 7:54 AM, Jan 11, 2013
and last updated 2013-01-11 08:40:13-05

DETROIT — Ford Motor Company announced that it will add almost 2,200 salaried jobs in the U.S. this year.

This is the highest number of white-collar jobs the company has added in more than a decade.

The majority of the new jobs will be product development, manufacturing and IT positions. These jobs are full-time and include benefits.

The automaker has not disclosed specific locations on where the jobs will be added, but it said that a significant amount of hires will take place in southeast Michigan.

Ford also plans to add more than 2,300 hourly jobs as well as invest $773 million in six Michigan plants by 2015.