DETROIT — Ford said it would lay off 700 workers at its plant in Wayne, Michigan, to compensate for declining sales.
Ford said it would cut a shift at the plant, where it makes the Ford Focus compact car and C-Max crossover.
The decision affects 675 hourly workers and 25 salaried employees.
The first 200 workers will be laid off at the end of June; another 200 at the end of July and the rest at the end of September.
Ford expects that the first 200 laid-off workers will be redeployed quickly across the roughly 15 assembly, stamping, engine and transmission plants in southeast Michigan, filling in for workers on vacation, said Ford spokesman Kristina Adamski.
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