Photo: #Ken Grady assembles tires on the Ford Ranger production line at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. The plant is scheduled to close at the end of the month.
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Ken Grady assembles tires on the Ford Ranger production line at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. The plant is scheduled to close at the end of the month. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson)

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A snapshot of the auto industry

Broadcast: Midmorning, 12/16/2011, 9:06 a.m.

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The last Ford Ranger will soon rolling off the assembly line at the St. Paul Ford plant. We'll get a look at what's happening in the U.S. Auto industry across the nation. How does the St. Paul story fit in with what's happening in towns and cities across the country?

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