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Ford Pays $750 Million in Severance to Workers at Genk Plant


Ford will pay its Genk workers $750 million in severance, part of the agreement allowing the automaker to close the plant at the end of 2014. Ford and its 4,000 hourly workers at the Genk plant reached an agreement last week, according to which the automaker can close the plant at the end of 2014, which currently manufactures the Mondeo sedan, ...
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Ford restarts production at Genk plant after workers’ protest ended
Ford restarted production at its plant in Genk, Belgium, after a blockade by workers over plans to close the site ended. “We are pleased to be building and shipping vehicles again ...
Ford to delay next Galaxy and S-Max minivans, report says
Ford may delay the next-generation Galaxy and S-Max minivans due to the closure of its Belgium plant that currently builds these vehicles. According to a Wednesday report from German magazine Auto ...
Ford Employees Protest Over Genk Plant Closing
Ford’s employees protested in front of the automaker’s European headquarters in Germany, burning tires and breaking windows. Cologne city police spokesman Karlo Kreitz declared that around 100 protesters were taken by ...
It’s official: Ford closes Southampton and Dagenham plants from 2013
After confirming yesterday it will shut down its Genk plant in Belgium, Ford today announced the closure of two more European plants, both located in the UK. The two facilities that ...
Ford confirms plans to shut down its Belgium plant from 2014
Ford Motor Company today confirmed plans to end production at its plant in Genk, Belgium, by the end of 2014, pending the outcome of a consultation process with employee representatives. If ...
Today Ford Expected to Announce Plans to Close Genk Plant
Today, Ford is expected to announce that it will close the Genk factory in Belgium, which employs 4,300 workers. Ford requested an emergency meeting today with staff representatives at 0700 GMT, ...
Ford Asks For Emergency Meeting at Genk Plant, Belgium
Ford requested an emergency meeting this week with labor unions at its Genk factory in Belgium. The automaker has invited this Wednesday, October 24th, representatives from three unions at the Genk ...
Ford Expected to Close Genk Plant in Belgium
Ford requested an emergency meeting with labor unions at the Genk plant, Belgium, fueling expectations that the automaker will close the facility. Ford will meet staff representatives on Wednesday, October 24th, ...
Ford Prepares Genk Plant for the New Mondeo
Ford assures unions that it will manufacture the new Mondeo at the Genk plant in Belgium. On Wednesday, September 19th, union officials received an email from the automaker in which it ...

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