A Ford sedan sits in front of a sign bearing the car company's logo in a parking lot at a Ford dealership, in Norwood, Mass., Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. Almost half of Ford Motor Company's hourly production workers, 38,000 so far this year, have accepted buyouts or early retirement offers as the nation's second biggest automaker shrinks in the face of multibillion-dollar losses and fierce competition from Asian carmakers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Ford’s hourly work force is shrinking to half its current size, following the announcement Wednesday that 38,000 hourly workers have agreed to accept early retirement or buyout packages this year.


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