Ford's Chicago plant gets flexible as firm chooses a different road for its survival free review CHICAGO -- At the oldest operating Ford Motor Co. assembly plant, some of the key principles that guided Henry's Ford's company for generations are being turned on their heads. ford chicago plant flexible firm chooses road survival ford flexible Ontario a good spot for new Ford plant, CEO says (http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=860b8e10-eb4e-42a7-8b35-4d77f56e7b11 , National Post (subscription)) Century mark (http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/Business/2004/08/18/588261.html , Winnipeg Sun)   
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Ford's Chicago plant gets flexible as firm chooses a different road for its survival

CHICAGO -- At the oldest operating Ford Motor Co. assembly plant, some of the key principles that guided Henry's Ford's company for generations are being turned on their heads.

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Ontario a good spot for new Ford plant, CEO says (http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=860b8e10-eb4e-42a7-8b35-4d77f56e7b11 — National Post (subscription))
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