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Navistar shut down in Indy today, Idling workers. Here is quote from local news.
"Warrenville - Navistar International says it's idling a 1200 worker factory in Indianapolis this week because of a dispute with Ford Motor Company.
The Warrenville, Illinois-based truck and engine maker says it's taking the step because Ford has "stopped honoring" the terms of a contract for thousands of diesel engines.
The 4.6-liter Power Stroke is the only diesel engine used in Ford's heavy-duty trucks. The Indianapolis plant makes about 400 of the engines a day.
In years past, Navistar's plants in Indianapolis and Huntsville, Alabama, made about 300,000 engines for Ford.
But a Navistar spokesman says that number has been cut back dramatically because of the automaker's financial woes.
Workers at the Alabama plant will continue operations as usual because they also produce engines for other companies.
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