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



  Workers embrace as they react to job loss news in front of the Ford factory in Genk, Belgium on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. On Wednesday the Ford Motor Co. announced it would close one of its main factories in eastern Belgium by the end of 2014 in a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Workers embrace as they react to job loss news in front of the Ford factory in Genk, Belgium on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. On Wednesday the Ford Motor Co. announced it would close one of its main factories in eastern Belgium by the end of 2014 in a move that will result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)