Its official. Ford axes St. Louis Explorer Assembly Plant

[Gavin Allan]

[Ford to Cut 25,000 to 30,000 Jobs by 2012

Ford to Cut 25,000 to 30,000 Jobs and Idle 14 Facilities by 2012 As Part of Restructuring

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer

The Associated Press

DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co., the nation's second-largest automaker, said Monday that it will cut 25,000 to 30,000 jobs and idle 14 facilities by 2012 as part of a restructuring designed to reverse a $1.6 billion loss last year in its North American operations.



The cuts represent 20 percent to 25 percent of Ford's North American work force of 122,000 people. Ford has approximately 87,000 hourly workers and 35,000 salaried workers in the region.



Plants to be idled through 2008 include the St. Louis, Atlanta and Michigan's Wixom assembly plants and Batavia Transmission in Ohio. Windsor Casting in Ontario also will be idled, as was previously announced following contract negotiations with the Canadian Auto Workers. Another two assembly plants to be idled will be determined later this year, the company said.





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[Peter Nystrom]

FYI, I think we have determined that the Lousiville Assembly Plant where Sport Tracs are built will be open.



See other tread...

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

The sad part is, I suspect, that there will be no drop in production because of moving the 14 facilities ouside the U.S.

 

[Johnny O]

The sad part is, I suspect, that there will be no drop in production because of moving the 14 facilities ouside the U.S.

No matter, in another generation we'll all be slaves to the Chinese anyway.

You'd think the UAW would lean on the Democrats in Congress a little bit to drill for oil in Alaska (and anywhere else) to keep cheap gas for running those profitable SUV's on. I guess the greenie left has more pull.

Fortunately I lease mine, so what it's worth in two more years if gas costs $5/gal is not my problem.

 

[Gavin Allan]

Good thing I plan to be dead by 2045!