Ford has announced that they will hire over 7,000 workers in the next two years to work on their hybrid cars. They will hire 4,750 factory workers and engineers this year, and 2,500 hourly workers next year. The company says that the workers will work on their hybrid vehicles, which they say are a growing part of their company. The company says that the hiring reflects the company's growth.
See "Ford to Hire 7,000 to Help Make Electric, Hybrid Cars", Keith Naughton, Bloomberg News, January 9, 2011