OUTSIDE OF FORDS ST. LOUIS PLANT, 2002-01-11 (photo)

The outside Ford's St. Louis Exporer plant shown in this November 2000 file photo. Ford Motor Co. said on Friday it would cut 10 percent of its work force, or 35,000 jobs, slash production capacity and close up to seven North American plants as part of a plan to pull the automotive giant out of a stunning tailspin. The long-awaited overhaul plan, for which the world's second-largest automaker said the company would take a charge of $5.7 billion, or $4.1 billion after taxes, against the fourth quarter of 2001, calls for the closure of vehicle assembly plants in Ontario, Canada, in 2003, Edison, New Jersey, in 2004 and St. Louis, Missouri, later in the decade. REUTERS/Tim Parker TP