Keeping with policy to end in-house metalcasting, ford to stop casting production in Cleveland.Ford Motor Co. announced it intends to idle its Cleveland Casting Plant indefinitely in 2009. Company officials say that the actions are "in line with Ford's commitment to match its manufacturing capacity with actual customer demand." The Cleveland facility is the third Ford casting plant to discontinue operations. "These are difficult actions, and we're approaching them with great sensitivity because they involve our people," said Joe Hinrichs, Ford's vice president of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Manufacturing. Cleveland Casting opened in 1952 and employs 1,100 hourly and 118 salaried workers. It produces iron components for engines in Ford F-Series Super Duty See main article Ford F-Series for Ford pickup trucks In 1999, the Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks were introduced as an entirely different design from the F-150 series pickup trucks, although they are classifed as F-Series pickups by Ford. trucks, E-Series vans, and Expedition and Lincoln Navigator The Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln. Introduced in 1998, the Navigator was one of the first full-size luxury SUVs. SUVs. Ford's intention to idle Cleveland Casting continues the company's move away from in-house casting operations. The company also has announced that it will end casting production at facilities in Leamington, U.K., and Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Windsor is located directly south of Detroit and is separated from that city by the Detroit River. The city has views of the Detroit skyline. , Canada. In addition, the company will defer production at Cleveland Engine Cleveland Engine is a Ford Motor Company engine manufacturing facility in Brook Park, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. Opened in 1951, Cleveland Engine Plant number 1 was the site of production for Ford's first overhead valve engine, the Lincoln V8. #1, beginning in two weeks, for approximately 12 months. Engines produced at that plant will now be made at Ford's Lima, Ohio, facility. Cleveland Engine Plant #2 will continue to operate as planned. |
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