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Ford in dispute with diesel maker

Ford's diesel engine supplier, International Truck and Engine, has quit shipping the engines as of last Thursday, according to a report in Tuesday's USA Today as a result of a warranty dispute. The paper quotes International spokesman Roy Wiley: "They haven't paid us. We can't continue to build excess inventory. We're a just-in-time manufacturer." International shut its Indianapolis engine plant on Monday, idling 1,200 workers and Ford said it may halt production of its F-Series trucks.
The dispute goes back to problems with 6-liter diesels that International supplied for previous Ford heavy-duty trucks beginning in 2002, the paper said.

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