51.   Earlier this year, he said the company would close plants, cut its payroll and meet production requirements.

52.   Embarrassed federal officials ordered the plants closed.

53.   Ericsson has been restructuring and in March said it would close a plant in Sweden, where the company is based.

54.   Even though times were good, companies were furiously closing plants, installing equipment to replace workers and pursuing mergers to cut costs.

55.   Even if the plants are closed, the economic effect may not be significant.

56.   Even so, meatpackers with inefficient hog-processing operations still face losses and may be forced to close plants, analyst said.

57.   Ford will close five plants by the middle of the decade, including plants in Edison, N.J., Cleveland, St. Louis, Ontario and Detroit.

58.   Ford, Volkswagen and Renault all have major plants in the country, although Renault recently announced it will close its plant from July this year.

59.   Ford Canada and GM Canada plants were also closed in the city.

60.   Ford may close plants that make Windstar mini-vans for longer than the one week it had previously announced.