Ford is ending production of the Flex
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Fans of the Ford Flex might want to race to their nearest dealership.
Ford Motor Co. announced on Monday it will stop producing the Flex, a crossover introduced in 2008, in late November. The Flex is built at a plant in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The plant already stopped making the Lincoln MKT earlier this month.
Ford also announced on Monday that 450 jobs will be cut at the Oakville plant early next year, Reuters reports. The company is turning away from passenger cars and focusing on expanding its truck lineup.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
