Ford_News
04-02-2011, 02:48 PM
Filed under: Truck (http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/), Plants/Manufacturing (http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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2011 Ford F-450 Lariat - Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford/) hasn't said much about its supply situation in the wake of the earthquake in Japan, but now the automaker has no choice but to spill the beans. The Detroit News reports that Ford will shut down its Louisville, Kentucky plant next week due to a parts shortage. The facility produces the Ford Expedition (http://autoblog.com/tag/expedition/), Ford Super Duty (http://www.autoblog.com/model/super+duty) trucks, and the Lincoln Navigator (http://autoblog.com/tag/navigator/). Ford sales analyst George Pipas did not identify the part that was in short supply, though he did add that high gas prices have helped slow sales of these vehicles anyway.
Ford will also shut down its Flat Rock, Michigan plant, where the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Mustang/) is produced, because the automaker already has a 116-day supply of the pony car. In Europe, Ford will idle the Genk, Belgium plant that produces the Mondeo (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mondeo/), S Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s-max/) and Galaxy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/galaxy/) minivan to help prevent future shortages.
Ford announced that events in Japan could further affect future production, but at this point it isn't interested in divulging the extent of its supply issues. Ford is actively searching for other parts sources wherever possible.
Gallery: Review: 2011 Ford F-450 Lariat (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-f-450-lariat)
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[Source: The Detroit News (http://detnews.com/article/20110401/AUTO01/104010438/1148/rss25)]Ford to idle first plant as a result of Japan disaster (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/02/report-ford-idles-first-plant-due-to-japan-fallout/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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2011 Ford F-450 Lariat - Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford (http://autoblog.com/make/ford/) hasn't said much about its supply situation in the wake of the earthquake in Japan, but now the automaker has no choice but to spill the beans. The Detroit News reports that Ford will shut down its Louisville, Kentucky plant next week due to a parts shortage. The facility produces the Ford Expedition (http://autoblog.com/tag/expedition/), Ford Super Duty (http://www.autoblog.com/model/super+duty) trucks, and the Lincoln Navigator (http://autoblog.com/tag/navigator/). Ford sales analyst George Pipas did not identify the part that was in short supply, though he did add that high gas prices have helped slow sales of these vehicles anyway.
Ford will also shut down its Flat Rock, Michigan plant, where the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Mustang/) is produced, because the automaker already has a 116-day supply of the pony car. In Europe, Ford will idle the Genk, Belgium plant that produces the Mondeo (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mondeo/), S Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s-max/) and Galaxy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/galaxy/) minivan to help prevent future shortages.
Ford announced that events in Japan could further affect future production, but at this point it isn't interested in divulging the extent of its supply issues. Ford is actively searching for other parts sources wherever possible.
Gallery: Review: 2011 Ford F-450 Lariat (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-f-450-lariat)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/01fordf450fd2011_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-f-450-lariat/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/02fordf450fd2011_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-f-450-lariat/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/03fordf450fd2011_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-f-450-lariat/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/04fordf450fd2011_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-f-450-lariat/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/05fordf450fd2011_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-f-450-lariat/)
Photos copyright (C)2010 Sam Abuelsamid / AOL
[Source: The Detroit News (http://detnews.com/article/20110401/AUTO01/104010438/1148/rss25)]Ford to idle first plant as a result of Japan disaster (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/02/report-ford-idles-first-plant-due-to-japan-fallout/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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