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Thursday, Oct 22
Around-the-clock auto plant shifts good for economy, but what about workers?
Last week, Ford Motor Co. went to a third shift at the Claycomo plant to crank out more of the strong-selling Ford Escape SUVs. In January, the General Motors Fairfax facility will add a third shift, producing the popular Chevrolet Malibu and the new Buick LaCrosse. Factories running around...
Monday, Jun 8
Claycomo truck production will be shut down for an extra week
The Claycomo plant also has 2000 employees building the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner SUV, which will continue its normal production schedule until the summer shutdown, Wright said. A Ford spokeswoman could not be reached for comment. ...
Tuesday, Jun 2
Ford F-Series truck sales fall 22 percent in May
MO Ford sold 33381 F-series pickups last month, a 22.3 percent decline from May 2008. 16391 units sold. The company sold 2607 Mariners, the Mercury version of the Escape. Mariner sales were down 21.5 percent. --gm's Fairfax plant produces the Chevrolet ...
Monday, Jun 1
GM reveals incentive package as it tries to shed workers
MO Those who accept that option also will keep their Ford health benefits for those two years, according to Kozleski. Ford has nearly 4000 hourly employees at the Claycomo plant, building the F-150 pickup and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner SUV. ...
Monday, Apr 13
Ford pickup line restarts production Monday
MO The union is hoping to get the SUV line on the same schedule, but that has not yet occurred, according to Wright. Ford also makes the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner compact SUV at the local factory. “It was something we really didn’t want at first,” ...
