Ford Motor Co. plans to add 800 white-collar U.S. workers during the next six months, bringing its total number of salaried hires this year to 3,000, the automaker confirmed Monday.
The new jobs — primarily in engineering, information technology, product development and manufacturing — will be in addition to the 2,200 new salaried jobs Ford announced earlier in the year. The Dearborn automaker will also hire workers in purchasing, finance and other areas.
With demand for new cars and trucks poised to top 15 million light vehicles in the United States this year, domestic auto and parts factories are running at nearly maximum capacity for the number of workers on hand. Industry analysts predict that carmakers will expand both their workforces and facilities.