Ford cuts 2Q production by 10%   Automaker also cutting shifts at three plants queryvar=”ford,cuts,2q,production,by,10%”; Amy Wilson Automotive News March 3, 2008 – 2:39 pm ET UPDATED: 3/3/08 4:30 p.m. EST   DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is cutting second-quarter North American production by 10 percent. Ford plans to produce 730,000 vehicles in the second [...]

LaNeve: Truck inventories in ‘great shape’ American Axle strike idles fifth GM truck assembly plant queryvar=”laneve:,truck,inventories,in,great,shape”; Richard Truett and David Barkholz Automotive News | March 3, 2008 – 9:57 am EST       DETROIT — General Motors has 60-90 days of pick-up truck inventories to cushion the automaker from the strike at American Axle [...]

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Auto briefs Ford to cut plant shifts in three states Faced with slowing demand for some of its vehicles, Ford Motor Co . on Monday said it would temporarily cut shifts at factories in Chicago, Louisville, Ky., and Cleveland. The automaker said the cuts would idle about 2,500 workers at the [...]