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The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newsletter on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Monday that the informatiobnis accurate. The production stoppage comes a week before an alreadyschedulef one-week summer break for the entire plant startinbg June 29, a Local 249 spokeswomamn said. The plant also is schedulerd for a summer breal during the weekof Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-serieas trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,756 in April but down 22.3 perceng from 42,973 in May 2008.
UAW Local 249 said the slight increasein month-to-month sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancelp the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-1509 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich., but the down week was left intacrt at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “Thiss is partially due to depleted funds forthe state’sd Division of Unemployment in Michigan, makintg down weeks at less of an option,” the Locao 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 addef that sales projections continue to be less than the five shifts at the two truc plants can produce if they work full time througbh the 2010production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomi and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is considering once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansasz City Assembly Plant and puttingf them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determineds so far, he said. A year ago, Ford movefd about 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-1590 side of the Kansas City plany to a third shift on the SUV The employees were moved back to the F-159 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape salee in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percent from 13,5967 in April but down 7.2 percenf from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercurhy Mariner and hybrid versions of the Ford Escapre andMercury Mariner.
Combined sales of hybrid version s of theFord Fusion, Mercury Ford Escape and Mercury Marinere reached 3,906 in May, a new company record. The old saless record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set in April 2006. As of May, Ford’s Kansad City Assembly Plant in Claycomlo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salarieds employees.