while most of the cuts don't affect me directly, the IT department as a whole will be afected with a lack of users to support means layoff and restructuring for some of the IT teams as a whole.
the following locations are affected:
at least my ford stock is looking better.
the following locations are affected:
Ford is taking the following new actions to align its capacity with expected demand and to reduce fixed costs:
14 manufacturing facilities will be idled and cease production by 2012, including a total of seven vehicle assembly plants.
Assembly capacity will be reduced by 1.2 million units or 26 percent by the end of 2008.
A new low-cost manufacturing site is planned for the future.
Ford will idle the following facilities through 2008:
St. Louis Assembly
Atlanta Assembly
Wixom Assembly
Batavia Transmission
Windsor Casting (announced following CAW contract negotiations in 2005)
Two additional assembly plants, which will be determined later this year
In addition, production at St. Thomas Assembly will be reduced to one shift.
at least my ford stock is looking better.