Ford has temporarily idled two of its SUV and truck plants. The shut downs — happening at the automaker’s F-series truck plant in Dearborn, Michigan and its Explorer plant in Louisville, Kentucky — will last for two weeks.
The production halt is intended to prevent excess inventory.
F-series trucks sales are down 12.4% on the year with Explorer sales slipping by 23.5%.
Ford announced earlier this month that it would trim 2008 Q1 production by 7.4% to better control inventory.
