Report: Ford makes most U.S.-assembled vehicles

(Detroit Free Press) Ford Motor Co. is the industry leader in U.S. production volume, exports and U.S. hourly autoworker employment for the fifth straight year, according to 2022 data from the independent analytics firm S&P Global Mobility.

Nearly 80% of the vehicles Ford sells in the U.S. are assembled by its estimated 57,000 manufacturing workers in the U.S., the Dearborn automaker said in a news release Monday.

In 2022, Ford exported 260,000 U.S.-assembled vehicles including the F-150, Explorer and Mustang to other countries — or 65,000 more than the next closest competitor. Approximately 1 in every 7 vehicles Ford assembles in the U.S. is now exported to other markets, the data shows.

“Ford has bet on American workers, including the UAW, more than any other automaker,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in the news release. “We could make different decisions — as many others have done to reduce costs — but Ford is different. We will find ways to be lean and competitive while investing in our home market.” .............(more)

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