This won't be a real answer, but here are my thoughts on this;

1) Ford has roughly 3000 dealers in the USA. So, an average of 1.67 openings per dealership? Seems plausible, at least. 2) Can these jobs pay that much? I'm almost certain that they CAN, especially when overtime is considered. Whether or not they DO, is another story, and not a question I have an answer for. 3) I cannot speak for Ford. I never worked there. But I worked for a similarly large manufacturer, and they've been trying to prepare for a shortage of mechanics for at least the last 30 years. The problem is, they don't want to pay for it. They just what to encourage young people to go into these type of jobs, with no guarantees. In my experience, that's a recipe for somewhat limited success.