Ford to halt Romanian production in Sept: report

Reuters
Workers walk near the logos of Ford and Mazda Motor Co at the company's assembly plant in Pretoria July 18, 2014. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. will halt production at its Romanian car factory for nine days in September because of low demand, Ford Romania spokeswoman Ana-Maria Timis was quoted as saying on Thursday by local news agency Mediafax. Ford took over struggling local carmaker Automobile Craiova in 2008 and started producing its B-Max model there four years later. Ford Romania, which employs about 4,000 people, has regularly stopped production for several days a month for over one year. (Reporting by Luiza Ilie)