The German industrial union IG Metall has called the employees of five companies in the supplier park at Ford in the western town of Saarlouis on the French border out on indefinite strike. “This means that within a few hours, production at the Ford plant itself will also come to a standstill, as no cars can be produced without engines/transmissions, axles, body parts, wiring systems and exhaust systems,” the union announced. The representatives of the five companies – Magna, Benteler, Tenneco, Rhenus LMS and Lear Corp – had “not made any negotiable offers to IG Metall in negotiations on a soc…