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Even though sales of its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> have been solid and even improving as of late, the powers that be have reportedly decided to eliminate the second shift at the Auto Alliance International (AAI) factory that assembles the Blue Oval's pony as well as the slow-selling <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mazda6">Mazda6</a>. The factory in Flat Rock, MI which is jointly owned by <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mazda/">Mazda</a> had originally planned to lay off 900 employees, but Ford has now opted to reassign the workers to other facilities. <br />
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According to the <em>Detroit Free Press,</em> excess capacity and low sales volumes were causing a lot of downtime at the plant with two shifts operating. AAI will now run a single shift with an increased line rate to meet production requirements. According to Ford, 1,766 employees remain at the plant. <br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20100713/BUSINESS01/7130334/1014/rss13">Detroit Free Press</a> | Image: Ford]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-ford-reassigns-900-from-mustang-mazda6-plant-in-flat-roc/">Report: Ford reassigns 900 from Mustang/Mazda6 plant in Flat Rock</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-ford-reassigns-900-from-mustang-mazda6-plant-in-flat-roc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19553162/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-ford-reassigns-900-from-mustang-mazda6-plant-in-flat-roc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Even though sales of its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> have been solid and even improving as of late, the powers that be have reportedly decided to eliminate the second shift at the Auto Alliance International (AAI) factory that assembles the Blue Oval's pony as well as the slow-selling <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mazda6">Mazda6</a>. The factory in Flat Rock, MI which is jointly owned by <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mazda/">Mazda</a> had originally planned to lay off 900 employees, but Ford has now opted to reassign the workers to other facilities. <br />
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According to the <em>Detroit Free Press,</em> excess capacity and low sales volumes were causing a lot of downtime at the plant with two shifts operating. AAI will now run a single shift with an increased line rate to meet production requirements. According to Ford, 1,766 employees remain at the plant. <br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20100713/BUSINESS01/7130334/1014/rss13">Detroit Free Press</a> | Image: Ford]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-ford-reassigns-900-from-mustang-mazda6-plant-in-flat-roc/">Report: Ford reassigns 900 from Mustang/Mazda6 plant in Flat Rock</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-ford-reassigns-900-from-mustang-mazda6-plant-in-flat-roc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19553162/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/16/report-ford-reassigns-900-from-mustang-mazda6-plant-in-flat-roc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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