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| | Plant closures and job cuts at Ford - Car Forums and Automotive Chat |
 | | Ending months of speculation, Ford Motor Co. officials finally lifted the veil of secrecy surrounding their "Way Forward" turnaround plan, announcing that 14 parts and assembly plants will close between now and 2012, while as many as 30,000 hourly and salaried jobs, and 12 percent of its executive ranks, will be eliminated. |
 | | Those results, as Bill Ford mentioned, will be to slow the rate of loss and stabilize our market share in the near term, and return to profitability in Ford’s North American auto business no later than 2008. |
 | | Ford’s strength and identity are defined by three words: bold, American and innovative. |
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