Ford to close plants

DET2002011101-11 JANUARY 2002- DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, USA: Ford Motor Company executives (LtoR) Bill Ford, Ford Chairman & CEO, Nick Scheele, President and Chief Operating Officer and Jim Padillo, Group Vice- President address the media regarding Ford's restructuring plans, during a press conference in Dearborn, Michigan, January 11, 2002. A total of five Ford plants will close in the United States, ideling 37 thousand workers, worldwide. bg/Ford Motor Company UPI.