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Ford adds production in North America to meet new car demand

Ford Motor Co is adding a week of production at 20 North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and help sustain its gains in U.S. market share.The second-largest U.S. automaker said on Wednesday that those factories will be idled for just one week this summer instead of the traditional two-week "summer shutdown" period.This is the second year in a row that the automaker has taken this step. The added capacity comes at a time when Ford sales are outpacing the overall U.S. auto market.Strength in the U.S. housing market has increased demand for trucks like the F-150. Newer models offer better mileage than the average U.S. vehicle, which is a record 11 years old."There's a lot of pent-up demand, particularly in trucks, as the age of the fleet is as old as it's ever been in North America," said Jim Tetreault, head of Ford's manufacturing operations in North America.Ford has also been adding shifts to meet rising demand. Currently, about 75 percent of Ford's pl...

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