Ford to keep Saarlouis plant open to 2032

Production of Ford's Focus compact car in Saarlouis (pictured) will end in 2025.

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March 30, 2023 08:23 AM

Ford's European leadership has agreed to keep open the automaker's factory in Saarlouis, Germany, beyond its previous cut-off date of 2025, with a much-reduced workforce.

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