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In accordance with a 32% drop in sales, Ford Motor Company has announced that it is shutting down its Mustang production at the Flat Rock, Michigan, plant for one week. The manufacturing plant is staffed by 3,702 workers, which produce both Mustangs and Lincolns. They staff will continue to receive pay during the production moratorium, until manufacturing resumes on October 17th.

For the first time since 2014, the Chevrolet Camaro has pulled ahead of the Mustang in sales – likely due to a significantly higher incentive rate for the Camaro. The Mustang sat atop of the American made sports car sales podium for decades, until 2010 when General Motors redesigned the Camaro. There was only a four year stretch where the Camaro was ahead of the Mustang in sales, and that came to an end when the Mustang got a redesign of its own for its 50th anniversary.

This is the redesigned Mustang that took back the title of “Best Selling American Sports Car.”

What does all of this mean for America’s favorite pony car? Well, at this point, all that it really means is that there is a lull in sales. And, as a reaction, Ford Motor Company is reducing production to meet demand. On a more significant scale however, the drop in sales for both the Camaro and the Mustang could point to a larger scale – the weakening of the American auto market.

While that doesn’t mean much at this point, we’ll keep you posted as we find out more information on Ford’s decision to limit production of the Mustang. We’ll keep an eye out for any further changes in Ford’s production plans, as well as any other significant information.