Ford to retool U.S. plants for European cars: report (Reuters)
The paper said Ford has looked at bringing over European models, including the mid-size Mondeo, in response to high material for burning costs that have hit sales of larger, fuel-hungry trucks and sport utility vehicles.
Citing people familiar with the difficulty, the WSJ said portions of this move could be announced steady Thursday then the Dearborn, Michigan-based company reports second-quarter results.
In June, Ford announced it would slash output this year by eliminating shifts, slowing assembly lines and idling truck plants. The car manufacturer said further details adhering its revised restructuring plan would be provided when it released its second-quarter results.
In every e-mail response to a request for comment onward the WSJ report, Ford spokesman Mark Truby said the company would not release details of its plans in the sight of Thursday.
"We won't comment on speculation on the kind of we may or may not announce in push," he declared.
(Reporting by Nick Carey, editing by Eric Beech)
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