Ford’s workers at Genk, Belgium plant to work fewer days a month
By Julybien, 01 Feb, 2012. 0 Comments
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Around 5,545 workers at Ford Motor Co.’s Genk, Belgium plant will be laid off for an average of one day extra per month in 2012 to cope with the anticipated lower auto sales in Europe, according to company spokesman Adrian Schmitz. The company plans to implement five of the planned days of stopped production on Feb. 20, which coincides with school holidays in Belgium. According to Schmitz, the Genk site, which produces the Galaxy, Mondeo and S-Max models, is already operating a four-day week production schedule. Ford disclosed on Jan. 27 that its European operations posted a $51 million increase in fourth quarter pre-tax operating loss to $190 million. Ford’s European operations sold 385,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to 391,000 units in 2010. The dismal performance was attributed to ongoing economic problems hounding EU members, hitting consumer confidence in the region.
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