Ford CEO: Insourcing is key to protecting jobs in EV transition

RAinbow PUSH summit_Farley stage_KN-main_i.jpg — Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley (left) speaks with Rev. Jesse Jackson (center) and John Graves at the Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit in Detroit. (Kurt Nagl\/Crain's Detroit Business)

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Crain's Detroit Business

November 15, 2022 08:40 PM

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley said insourcing work from suppliers will be crucial to keeping jobs at the automaker as the industry shifts to electric vehicles composed of far fewer parts.

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