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Ford says strike cost 80,000 vehicles
US automaker Ford Motor says a six-week strike by its union workforce has resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of vehicle assemblies as it pulled its guidance for 2023. The company's chief financial officer John Lawler said Thursday the guidance was pulled "in part because of the continued disruption in the industry with ongoing strikes, the follow-on impact to our shared supply base, the ramp-up of production in our plants and at our supplier partners, as well as other ancillary effects." The strike by the United Auto Workers (UAW) at three Ford assembly plants cost the company the production of at least ... (full story)