Ford announced on Tuesday that it plans on idling five North American vehicle assembly plants in an effort to reduce inventories of slower-selling models, mostly cars.

Two Mexican plants, the Cuautitlan plant that builds the Focus and the Hermosillo plant that builds the Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans will be temporarily shut down for three weeks. The Flat Rock factory in Michigan that assembles Continentals and Mustangs will be idled for two weeks and the Michigan Assembly plant that...

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