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DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co., hurt by flat sales and high costs, is consolidating its Ford and Lincoln Mercury marketing divisions and shedding sales jobs, the company said Tuesday.
The No. 2 U.S. automaker is reducing the number of regions covered by its field offices from 17 to 11 as part of the plan. The regional offices sell vehicles to Ford's 4,000 U.S. dealerships and handle local marketing. Regional customer service offices also will be cut.
Ford is closing regional offices in Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Seattle, but will keep some staff in those cities, Lincoln Mercury spokeswoman Sara Tatchio said.
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