Because of the higher demand created by the government’s “cash for clunkers” program Ford announced that it will significantly increase its production in the fourth quarter of this year. Ford plants in Missouri and Michigan will add shifts and increase overtime to produce more of Ford’s Escape sport utility vehicle and the Focus compact. Ford is expected to build 570,000 vehicles in the last quarter, a 33% increase over the last quarter of 2008, and an increase of 15% over planned production figures before the clunkers program started.

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