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Ford Plant in Long Beach a Top Efficiency Site
The Ford assembly plant at 700 Henry Ford Ave Long Beach has produced over 1 500 000 vehicles since 1930 and remains a major local employer. Plant manager Ralph W Settles notes ongoing innovations including automatic body transfer lines a paint system and extensive conveyor networks. Peak staffing reached 1700. recent layoffs reduced the workforce to 1150 as demand slowed. The plant sits below average high tide due to subsidence but remains resilient after the 1956 flood incident. Ford's community relations group asserted the company intends to stay in Long Beach per testimony to the House Armed Services Committee.
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George Eres
Ford Assembly
Henry Ford
Ford
Ralph W. Settles
Long Beach
Los Angeles
House Armed Services Committee