Ford July Shutdown 2020
Et may 15 2020 close.
Ford july shutdown 2020. Has a series of expected product launches still planned for 2020 including the ford bronco the ford f 150 pickup and the all electric mustang mach e suv. The memo contains the following shutdown dates for nine ford u s. Will shut down 10 of its north american assembly plants an extra week in january to adjust production with demand in the midst of the ongoing economic slump.
Ford summer shutdown schedule gives workers glimpse into future phoebe wall howard detroit free press published 4 30 p m. Ford began shutting down plants on march 20 in north america. Eight ford plants are affected including four in india two in south africa and one each in vietnam and thailand.
Ford assembly plants will go with a shortened shutdown schedule this year to make up for that lost production. September 7 th and september 14 th. Last week ford shut down its plants in continental europe the u k and north.
Nine of the 11 assembly plants will continue to operate during the traditional shutdown period from june 28 to july 9. And now we know exactly what the 2020 ford summer shutdown schedule looks like thanks to the detroit free press which was sent the memo from an anonymous source who received the list directly from ford. General motors most general motors plants in the united states will forego traditional summer shutdowns to help meet buyer demand for popular chevrolet buick gmc and cadillac cars crossovers and trucks.
And perhaps unsurprisingly it appears that u s. According to a report by automotive news most of general motors production facilities will remain open during the weeks of june 29 and july 6. Originally the plants would have closed during that time period for a scheduled break.
Ford s 2020 summer shutdown schedule was of particular interest because of the two month shutdown already caused by the covid 19 pandemic. From then to may 1 is 41 days a day longer than the united auto workers 40 day national strike against general motors co. Ford on the other hand is slated to have a week long summer break in place of the regular two week stoppage in most.
For the employees working in these factories that means there will not be a typical summer shutdown in 2020 as there traditionally has been. The pandemic has delayed. Et may 15 2020 updated 4 54 p m.
