Navistar to Eliminate Jobs at Indiana Plant

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avistar International Corp. will lay off 380 United Auto Workers members and an undisclosed number of non-union workers at its Indianapolis assembly plant, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

The job cuts, scheduled for October, are in connection with Ford Motor Co.’s decision to slash car and truck production by 21% by the end of the year, AP said.

The Indianapolis assembly plant manufactures the Power Stroke brand diesel engine, which is used in Ford’s F-Series Super Duty pickup truck, according to AP.

News of the lay offs follows by one week Navistar’s announcement that its International Truck and Engine subsidiary would provide the Power Stroke engine for Ford’s 2008 model year pickups. (Click here for previous coverage.)

In early August, Navistar warned of potential job cuts at its heavy truck assembly plant in Ontario, Canada. (Click here for previous coverage.)