The Ford Motor Company is putting its Mustang assembly line on hold for a full week after the automaker suffered a 32 percent drop in sales for the iconic sports car in its home market of the United States in September 2016.
In that period, the Mustang was outsold by its nearest competitor, the Chevrolet Camaro for the first time in nearly two years, according to a report by Automotive News. Should there be a nationwide slump in sales for these kinds of vehicles, sales of both cars should have seen an equal decline. Not so, apparently.
This shouldn’t, however, effect global supply of the Ford Mustang despite its Flat Rock plant in Michigan going silent for seven full days. In addition to the American stallion, the facility is also responsible for producing Continental luxury sedans for sister company Lincoln, to which its 3,702 workers will seemingly be tasked with fully.
In an email statement, company spokesperson Kelli Felker told the news outlet that production will commence again on October 17th. Analysts expect this depression in the demand points to a larger weakening of the American auto market which may lead to failed to exceed or meet last year’s record high of 17.5 million cars and light trucks produced.
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