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The UAW Local 249 posted the informatiobn in a newsletter on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice President Bobbhy Wyse confirmed Monday that the informationis accurate. The productionb stoppage comes a week before an alreadyscheduled one-week summer break for the entir plant starting June 29, a Locakl 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduler for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Salez of Ford F-series trucksz were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,757 in Apri l but down 22.3 percent from 42,973 in May 2008.
UAW Localo 249 said the slight increasein month-to-montuh sales enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancelo the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-150p truck plant in Dearborn, Mich., but the down week was left intactf at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “This is partiallgy due to depleted funds forthe state’s Division of Unemployment in Michigan, making down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an the Local 249 said in the newsletter. Locap 249 added that sales projections continue to be less than the five shifts at the two truci plants can produce if they work full time througu the 2010production year. Ford runs two shifts at Claycomo and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is considerinv once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assembly Plant and puttinv them to work on the SUV side. nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved aboutg 800 workers from a second shift onthe F-15o side of the Kansas City plant to a third shift on the SUV The employees were moved back to the F-15 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escape sales in May reacheds 16,391, up 20.6 percent from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percenr from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansas City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Marine and hybrid versions of the Ford Escape andMercuryh Mariner.
Combined sales of hybrid versionws of theFord Fusion, Mercury Milan, Ford Escapse and Mercury Mariner reached 3,906 in May, a new compan y record. The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehicless was set inApril 2006. As of May, Ford’s Kansasw City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabouty 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried