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| Ford faces halt to F-150 production after fire, could idle 7,600 workers |
| 2018-05-10 |
| [Detroit Free Press] Ford Motor is facing a complete production shutdown of its profit-driving F-150 pickups for an unknown period of time. "It is a very fluid situation," company spokeswoman Kelli Felker said Tuesday. A major fire at Meridian Magnesium Products in Eaton Rapids, Mich., on May 2 created an unavoidable disruption. Ford has been working with the die-cast parts manufacturer since the incident. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Magnesium fires are nasty |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2018-05-10 10:54 |
| #3 duh "huRt", dammit, "huRt" |
| Posted by: Crunter Fillmore8060 2018-05-10 08:43 |
| #2 Sales numbers gonna huet - but watch the price per available unit shoot up.... |
| Posted by: Crunter Fillmore8060 2018-05-10 08:42 |
| #1 Sales gonna hurt |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-05-10 07:39 |