Ford is so desperate for mechanics it's giving some of them free tools and Carhartt gear

Ford can't find enough mechanics to service its new cars. It's trying to create a pipeline of young workers with Carhartt.

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• Ford and Carhartt entered into a three-pronged partnership in an effort to boost America's trade worker pipeline.
• Ford CEO Jim Farley has been highlighting America's shortage of blue-collar workers.
• Ford Philanthropy's president and Carhartt's CEO spoke to Business Insider about the perception of trade work.

America is running low on mechanics...