Ford Motor Co. will suspend output of the Transit van at a Kansas City assembly plant for two weeks this month because of a slump in commercial orders for the top-selling large van, according to Automotive News.
Roughly 2,000 workers on two shifts at the factory will be temporarily laid off.
In a note to employees Wednesday, the plant’s labor relations office said workers will be laid off for two weeks starting Oct. 22. Workers on temporary layoff receive roughly 80 percent of their take-home pay.