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05-14-2012, 08:41 AM
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Mike Flewitt, Ford's vice president, manufacturing, Ford of Europe, has decided to "pursue other career interests" according to the company's press release. Jeff Wood, director of manufacturing for Ford's North America operations, will replace Flewitt beginning June 1.
Automotive News reports that the resignation comes after Ford of Europe reported a first-quarter, pre-tax loss of $149 million. The company has also cut working days at plants in Spain and days and production rates in Germany. Ford of Europe CEO Stephen Odell has previously said Ford's second-quarter production will fall by 65,000 vehicles from last year.
Flewitt began working at Ford in 1983 as an assembly plant trainee. Eventually he wound up at Rolls-Royce (http://www.autoblog.com/rolls-royce/) in 1995 as production director then moved to managing director at AutoNova AB Volvo (http://www.autoblog.com/volvo/) in 1998 and operations group manager at TWR in 2000. In 2003, Flewitt returned to Ford of Europe as production quality director. Flewitt was installed in the VP position in January, 2012.
Automotive News says Flewitt has left Ford's European headquarters in Cologne, Germany for his UK birthplace.
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Mike Flewitt, Ford's vice president, manufacturing, Ford of Europe, has decided to "pursue other career interests" according to the company's press release. Jeff Wood, director of manufacturing for Ford's North America operations, will replace Flewitt beginning June 1.
Automotive News reports that the resignation comes after Ford of Europe reported a first-quarter, pre-tax loss of $149 million. The company has also cut working days at plants in Spain and days and production rates in Germany. Ford of Europe CEO Stephen Odell has previously said Ford's second-quarter production will fall by 65,000 vehicles from last year.
Flewitt began working at Ford in 1983 as an assembly plant trainee. Eventually he wound up at Rolls-Royce (http://www.autoblog.com/rolls-royce/) in 1995 as production director then moved to managing director at AutoNova AB Volvo (http://www.autoblog.com/volvo/) in 1998 and operations group manager at TWR in 2000. In 2003, Flewitt returned to Ford of Europe as production quality director. Flewitt was installed in the VP position in January, 2012.
Automotive News says Flewitt has left Ford's European headquarters in Cologne, Germany for his UK birthplace.
Read Ford's press release after the jump for details and other personnel news from Ford.Continue reading Ford of Europe's VP of manufacturing leaves after just 5 months (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/14/ford-of-europes-vp-of-manufacturing-leaves-after-just-5-months/)
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