Still, part of the problem for the shortage of manufacturing jobs is the lack of education and training, according to Farley. He noted, for example, learning to take a diesel engine out of a Ford Super Duty truck takes at least five years. The current system is not meeting the standard, he added.

BS. It's not rocket science, and can be learned on the job with a proper apprenticeship culture, and without prior technical education. Also, if they had their engineers prioritize repairability at all, it wouldn't be such a difficult job.

How many students are receiving scholarships and apprentice positions on Ford's dime?

Sounds like that corporate person needs to take some personal responsibility and start training people personally.

Porsche has a training program in US, and this asshole knows it.

What he wants is a glut of trained mechanics to lower wages.

Why does Ford, the manufacturer, have that many mechanic positions? Any mechanics employed by dealerships are employees of that dealership, not Ford. On top of that, vocational schools - which frequently include auto mechanics - are plentiful in the US. I am confident there is one in every major city in the US. Any high schooler has a direct pathway to that career. But it almost never pays $120k.

I suspect that they aren't looking for people that can repair a car using provided tools, documentation, and training. Instead, these are likely to be Mechanical Engineers - people who can design the cars/tooling, or who can analyze/predict failures that are occurring in the field. They may also be analyzing whether a failure is covered under warranty.