Ford to add 900 jobs at Kansas City plant

Ford Motor Co. plans to add 900 new jobs at its Kansas City assembly plant in Claycomo to meet strong demand for the newly launched 2015 Ford F-150 pickup.

The Kansas City hiring plans make up the bulk of Ford's announcement of 1,550 new jobs nationwide, according to the Kansas City Business Journal.

"Thanks to stronger-than-expected customer demand, we're adding 1,550 new workers to support additional F-150 production," Joe Hinrichs, Ford president of the Americas, said in a release. "We sell every truck we can build, and we plan to build more."

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