Ford Motor Co. idled its Louisville Assembly Plant this week over a software issue that's affecting the recently freshened Escape crossover, according to the plant's building chairman.
It's the second Ford plant down this week due to quality problems; the automaker has also halted production and shipments of the F-150 Lightning, built in Dearborn, Mich., over a potential battery issue.
Workers in Louisville were told late last week the plant would be idled Feb. 13-19, according to a memo obtained by Automotive News.