Ford Lays Off 130 at Ohio Plant It Touted to Deflect Trump
- Factory’s production had been relocated from Mexico in 2015
- Automaker to rehire workers in the fall for redesigned models
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Ford Motor Co. has temporarily laid off 130 workers at its plant in Avon Lake, Ohio -- jobs it had hoped to preserve by moving production there from Mexico in 2015.
The automaker is taking the truck plant down to one shift to match lagging output with slower customer demand, a spokeswoman said in an emailed statement. The layoffs extend a pattern of widespread shutdowns planned for the summer as carmakers adjust to the U.S. auto market’s recent slowdown following seven years of gains, even as President Donald Trump paints a more upbeat picture.