Article Photos: Ford closes Belgian plant in 2014; 9,500 jobs hit



  Empty car carrier trucks are parked outside the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The fate of the underutilized Ford plant in Belgium could become known as early as Wednesday following an emergency meeting between the automaker and unions. The severe sales slump, sales in Europe are the lowest since the early 1990's, has led to many factories operating far below their capacity, resulting in high incentive costs and huge losses affecting all automakers. The plant in Genk, in eastern Belgium, employs 4,300 people. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Empty car carrier trucks are parked outside the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The fate of the underutilized Ford plant in Belgium could become known as early as Wednesday following an emergency meeting between the automaker and unions. The severe sales slump, sales in Europe are the lowest since the early 1990's, has led to many factories operating far below their capacity, resulting in high incentive costs and huge losses affecting all automakers. The plant in Genk, in eastern Belgium, employs 4,300 people. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)