Ford, which says its European restructuring will save about $1 billion a year, also announced today that it would close a plant in Belarus.
Reuters also reported today that G.M. would close a plant in Baltimore that makes midsize vans.
Opel plans to close a plant in Bochum, Germany, but probably not until 2016.
Earlier this week, G.M. said it would close a plant in Windsor, Ontario, idling 1,400 employees.
"It's very difficult to close a plant like this, and we understand the pain it causes," she said.
Pfizer has announced that it will close a plant in Lee's Summit, Mo., that makes drugs for animals.
The company said last week that it would close a plant in Seneca, S.C., and cut 468 jobs.
Last month, Warnaco said it would cut 1,000 jobs and close a plant in the Dominican Republic.
The company will close a plant in Springdale, Ohio, by mid-2012 anotherther in Neufahrn, Germany.
I have been involved with companies that concluded they had to close a plant in order to survive.
For example, a client might ask us to help them figure out if they should close a plant in France.
