Ford CEO Jim Farley has been out on the stump for several months now, talking about what he calls the "Essential Economy." He defines this as the roughly 95 million jobs that sustain the backbone of ...

If you've recently needed to look for a new mechanic to work on your vehicle, you'll know that it's all too easy to end up dealing with technicians with minimal knowledge of the vehicles they're ...

Headlines about the U.S. job market haven’t exactly been encouraging in 2025. Wage growth has cooled, big-tech layoffs keep surfacing and worries about a slowdown persist. But according to Ford CEO ...

With 134 recalls and counting, Ford service centers have been humming with activity. Given the work load, it’s not surprising that some people don’t seem interested in working for the Blue Oval.

Ford’s struggle to recruit thousands of high-paying auto technicians has spilled into a broader debate about the state of the US workforce, after Tesla CEO Elon Musk weighed in on the matter. Musk ...

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The U.S. automotive industry is facing a shortage of skilled trades workers. That’s the warning from Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, who spoke about the issue on the podcast “Office Hours: Business Edition.” ...

Ford has been unable to fill some 5,000 openings for mechanics despite offering a salary of $120,000 a year — prompting the company’s chief executive to warn of a dire shortage of skilled tradespeople ...

Ford’s CEO Jim Farley thinks America needs a wake-up call. Speaking on the Office Hours: Business Edition podcast, Farley said Ford had 5,000 open mechanic positions that it hasn’t been able to fill, ...

The ratio of job openings to job seekers for auto mechanics and technicians in Japan eclipsed 5.00 in fiscal 2024, far greater than the overall 1.14, as the country's birthrate continues to fall. The ...

This photo shows cars being driven in Kochi, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025. (Kyodo) NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The ratio of job openings to job seekers for auto mechanics and technicians in Japan eclipsed ...