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    Ford Motor Co. is shutting down the Dearborn Truck Plant at the end of the second shift Wednesday, halting all F-150 production in all its plants after a fire destroyed part of a factory supplying components for the popular pickup truck.

    The Dearborn automaker shuttered its Kansas City plant that produces the F-150 earlier this week due to parts shortages.

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, General Motors Co. and BMW also have halted or adjusted production on some vehicles as a result of the fire.

    “This is a fluid situation, but we are working closely with our supplier and UAW partners to do everything we can to limit the impact on our production,” Joe Hinrichs, Ford’s executive vice president and president of global operations, said in a statement late Wednesday afternoon. “It’s a full team effort and we’re confident that any impacts will be short term.”

    In addition to Ford F-Series pickups, production of the Chrysler Pacifica minivan and GMC Savana and Chevrolet Express full-size vans has been impacted due to supply-chain disruptions caused by a May 2 fire at the Meridian Magnesium Products plant south of Lansing.


    Meridian Magnesium Products, touted on the company website as the world’s largest supplier of magnesium die-cast components, is a unit of China’s Wanfeng Auto Holdings Group Co. Ltd. A Meridian representative did not respond to a Detroit News request for comment.

    GM spokeswoman Kimberly Carpenter told The News on Wednesday the company has temporarily halted production of its full-size vans at its Wentzville, Missouri, plant. The Wentzville plant is the only facility that builds the GMC Savana and Chevrolet Express vans.

    “GM Wentzville will continue to produce the popular midsize Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon,” Carpenter said. “GM Purchasing and Supply Chain is working to resume full-size van production as quickly as possible.”

    GM spokesman Jim Cain said the Detroit automaker has a “sufficient stock (of full-size vans) on the ground and in-transit” and does not expect an immediate impact on retail customers.

    Ford’s Kansas City factory employs 3,600 workers. About 4,000 workers are employed at the Dearborn plant.

    The shutdowns could cost Ford as much as 15,000 trucks per week, according to James Albertine, an analyst with Consumer Edge Research.

    The automaker currently has 84 days’ supply of its F-Series vehicles.

    F-Series pickups generate most of Ford’s profits, and Morgan Stanley recently estimated the value of the franchise as greater than that of the entire company. The truck line, including F-250 and other larger models, hauls in about $40 billion in annual revenue, exceeding the annual sales of companies such as Facebook Inc. and Nike Inc.

    Fiat Chrysler spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said production of the Chrysler Pacifica at the Windsor Assembly Plant has been “impacted” as a result of the fire. “The company is adjusting production schedules as needed to minimize plant downtime, but will make up any lost production,” she said. “FCA continues to work with the supplier’s team on recovery efforts.”

    Meridian also supplies other major automakers, including Tesla Inc., BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz, according to Meridian’s website.

    BMW said Wednesday that production of its X5 and X6 will experience “some interruptions” at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, as a result of the fire.

    Michelle Krebs, analyst with industry analysis company Cox Automotive, said without information on how long Meridian will be down, it’s hard to say what the impact of a production halt could be.

    But the carmakers can make up for downtime. “They can add production, add shifts,” Krebs said. “The supplier can, too.”

    It’s unclear how many hourly workers will be affected by the stoppage. The UAW’s 2015 collective bargaining agreements for the Detroit Three provide supplemental pay for employees in the event of plant shutdowns.

    ithibodeau@detroitnews.com

    nnaughton@detroitnews.com

    Wire reports contributed

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    Quote Originally Posted by JABIII View Post
    F-Series pickups generate most of Ford’s profits, and Morgan Stanley recently estimated the value of the franchise as greater than that of the entire company. The truck line, including F-250 and other larger models, hauls in about $40 billion in annual revenue, exceeding the annual sales of companies such as Facebook Inc. and Nike Inc.
    No wonder they're gonna quit making all the other vehicles they produce.



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    China company making ford motors. No wonder the headbolts on power strokes, fail every day. The cheap castings can’t hold a 1/2” bolt. If theirs no production parts, their damn sure ain’t no repair parts. With KRT repairing at least one a day, and the Cummins is bulletproof. He may need to take up fishing.

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