Ford's Success Story: Record Profits and Job Building
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Ford Motor Company's plan to add more than 1,000 jobs at seven Michigan plants is proof that the Motor City, so hammered by this economy, is finally seeing early glimmers of a comeback.

Ford, the only U.S. automaker not to take federal bailout money, is leading the way. This morning, the company announced their record third quarter profits.

The company's net income rose 68 percent to $1.7 billion in the third quarter, the company's best third quarter performance since 1990.

Chad Maks, who left to find work in Texas, is back now that Ford is hiring again.

"I think everyone's pretty excited, the mood here is great!" Maks said.

Ford plans to add 1,200 new jobs at seven Michigan plants over the next three years. The job-building is part of a huge new investment by all three Detroit automakers.

"The economy is recovering, but clearly it's a slower recovery than we have had from past recessions....so the most important thing that we do, that all of us are working on is to keep the expansion of this economy growing," Alan Mulally, Chief Executive Officer of Ford, said.

Ford Reports Record Profits

The bestselling vehicle that helped boost Ford's sales is the F-series pickup truck. The fact that people are driving trucks is an indicator of economic recovery, Mulally said.

"In the United States, people really use their bigger SUVs and pickups for commercial use and business use in addition to their personal lives," Mulally said.

Ford, like GM and Chrysler, shed brands, shut old factories and slashed payrolls so it could make more money selling far fewer cars.

"We were in survival mode, we had a plan to deal with that," Mulally said. "We've come through this horrible recession and we kept investing in the future."

Ford is now investing in the future of thousands of workers like Maks who are on their way back from the brink.

"The economy was crazy, everyone, you know, worried about their livelihood. Today, though look at the profits," Maks said.

Maks and the many workers like him are now confident that they have a Ford in their future.
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