DETROIT (WKZO) — Ford is sending lay-off notices to about 700 workers at a Detroit-area plant that makes compact cars.
The company says there’s been a dip in demand for such vehicles since the price of gas has dropped.
A Ford spokeswoman said the compact-car assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan will cut a shift and run on two shifts only starting in June.
Ford said it will work to find the laid-off workers jobs at the company’s other plants.
It follows a decision by GM to extend the summer break at its assembly plants in Hamtramck where they build the Chevy Volt.
Sales of the electric-hybrid are also slow because of low gas prices.