AMG
03-02-2006, 05:53 PM
-Production of the Lincoln LS will stop in April.
-Production of the Ford GT will stop in September.
-Ford Explorer Sport-Trac Adrenaline model scrapped.
Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. has scrapped plans to build a high-performance version of its Explorer Sport Trac pickup and will halt production of both the Lincoln LS sedan and Ford GT sports car this year.
After announcing last week that the Wixom Assembly Plant would be idled in the second quarter of 2007, workers were told Monday that production of the LS would stop in April and work on the Ford GT would end in September.
After that, Wixom Assembly will build only the Lincoln Town Car until the plant is idled next year. The moves mean about 300 workers at Wixom will be out of work sooner than expected.
"As part of our way forward, we are adjusting our product plan and decided not to produce the Sport Trac Adrenaline," said Ford spokesman Jon Harmon.
Unveiled last year, the Adrenaline was supposed to have been the world's first high-performance sport utility truck. It was to be built at Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky.
Harmon would not discuss the specific reasons for the decision, but said Ford was focusing on giving its customers what they want.
Jim Hall, an analyst with AutoPacific in Southfield, said the Adrenaline made little sense in the first place. "It was a vehicle playing on the margins," Hall said.
The Ford GT was hardly a mainstream car, either, but Hall said it served its purpose admirably.
-Production of the Ford GT will stop in September.
-Ford Explorer Sport-Trac Adrenaline model scrapped.
Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. has scrapped plans to build a high-performance version of its Explorer Sport Trac pickup and will halt production of both the Lincoln LS sedan and Ford GT sports car this year.
After announcing last week that the Wixom Assembly Plant would be idled in the second quarter of 2007, workers were told Monday that production of the LS would stop in April and work on the Ford GT would end in September.
After that, Wixom Assembly will build only the Lincoln Town Car until the plant is idled next year. The moves mean about 300 workers at Wixom will be out of work sooner than expected.
"As part of our way forward, we are adjusting our product plan and decided not to produce the Sport Trac Adrenaline," said Ford spokesman Jon Harmon.
Unveiled last year, the Adrenaline was supposed to have been the world's first high-performance sport utility truck. It was to be built at Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky.
Harmon would not discuss the specific reasons for the decision, but said Ford was focusing on giving its customers what they want.
Jim Hall, an analyst with AutoPacific in Southfield, said the Adrenaline made little sense in the first place. "It was a vehicle playing on the margins," Hall said.
The Ford GT was hardly a mainstream car, either, but Hall said it served its purpose admirably.