The Brazilian unit of Ford Motor Co plans to resume 24-hour production at its Bahia plant, in a sign of optimism with Brazil's economic recovery, O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper said on Saturday. About 400 workers who have been suspended since March, when Ford paralyzed the unit's third shift, will return to the production lines, Estado said.
Lyle Watters, Ford's chief executive for South America, told Estado that third shift will resume in February, with expectations that sales and exports will grow next year, albeit modestly.