Ford to drop four car models, close factories, cut 35,000 jobs

Saturday, January 12, 2002

DEARBORN, Mich. -- With an apology to the employees from Henry Ford's great-grandson, Ford Motor Co. announced Friday it is eliminating 35,000 jobs, closing five plants and dropping four models in an effort to start making money again as the world's second-biggest automaker.

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