No surprise here: Expedition, Navigator production stopped for nine weeks

No surprise here: Expedition, Navigator production stopped for nine weeks

Filed under: SUVs, Plants/Manufacturing, Ford, Lincoln

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May was apparently a tough month for Ford's big SUVs. With consumer demand understandably cold for the gargantuan utes and their hard-to-swallow 12 mpg city ratings, Lincoln Navigator sales slid 37 percent while Ford Expedition sales were down 43 percent. As a result, Ford Motor Company has announced that its Wayne, Michigan, plant that assembles these vehicles will close down for nine weeks starting on Monday. While the plant sits idle, Ford will increase production of its passenger cars to better meet market demand for smaller and much more fuel efficient vehicles. Like we didn't see this coming...

Gallery: 2007 Ford Expedition EL

Gallery: 2008 Lincoln Navigator

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	No surprise here: Expedition, Navigator production stopped for nine weeks Filed under: SUVs, Plants/Manufacturing, Ford, Lincoln Click on the above image to see our Ford Expedition gallery May was apparently a tough month for Ford's big SUVs. With consumer demand understandably cold for the gargantuan utes and their hard-to-swallow 12 mpg city ratings, Lincoln Navigator sales slid 37 percent while Ford Expedition sales were down 43 percent. As a result, Ford Motor Company has announced that its Wayne, Michigan, plant that assembles these vehicles will close down for nine weeks starting on Monday. While the plant sits idle, Ford will increase production of its passenger cars to better meet market demand for smaller and much more fuel efficient vehicles. Like we didn't see this coming... Gallery: 2007 Ford Expedition EL Gallery: 2008 Lincoln Navigator [Source: Automotive News, subs. req'd] Permalink \| Email this \| Comments Article published by auto manufacturing
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