The Ford F-150 truck has long been America’s most popular truck, and that has become even more apparent after Ford released sales numbers for April. F-Series sales were up 24 percent in April and 19 percent so far in 2013; the full-size truck market is growing three times quicker than the industry average and is the fastest-growing segment in 2013. 

As a result, the Kansas City Assembly plant will be adding more than 2,000 jobs to its workforce to support the F-150 demand, along with the planned production of Ford’s all-new Transit family of commercial vehicles starting in the summer of 2014. The jobs will be added in stages, with 900 of them coming in the third quarter to support the F-150, while 1,100 jobs will start to be filled in the fourth quarter to prepare for the Transit full-size van’s introduction. The plant has over 5.563 million square-feet and covers 1,270 acres of real estate. It produces the F-150 regular cab, SuperCrew, and SuperCab models along with the upcoming Transit, which will replace the much-loved Econoline van and provide a number of new options including varying roof heights, lengths, and  advanced, fuel-efficient powertrain packages.

In addition, Ford recently invested $1.1 billion dollars in the facility with the addition of a 437,000 square-foot stamping facility to go along with a 73,000 square-foot paint shop that will feature a new, environmentally-friendly paint process that requires less time than conventional processes while retaining the quality and durability that Ford owners have come to expect. The Kansas City Assembly Plant has won numerous awards for its compliance with environmental standards. In addition to the direct jobs created by the plant’s expansion, Ford says that more than 18,000 jobs will be created downstream to support the plant’s operations by outside suppliers.