Ford invests $95M in Kansas City Assembly Plant, adding 1,100 local jobs
Ford Motor Co. plans to invest $95 million and add 1,100 jobs to its Kansas City Assembly Plant to boost production of both vehicles made there, the company announced Thursday,
Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford (NYSE: F) will add a shift at the Kansas City plant to increase production of the Transit, a commercial van, and the E-Transit, an electric version of the van.
The move is part of a larger investment by Ford geared toward increasing electric vehicle production, according to a release. The…