DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. will suspend production of its F-series Super Duty pickup for two weeks beginning Monday, Oct. 8.

Ford executives attribute the production cut to the sales crimp that the housing slowdown has put on full-sized pickups. Ford’s Louisville, Ky., Super Duty plant will resume assembly of the trucks Oct. 22.

“We are absolutely determined not to let inventories get ahead of demand for anything,” said Ford sales analyst George Pipas.

The cuts in Super Duty production are not related to September sales performance, Pipas said. The reduction already was accounted for in the fourth-quarter production plan Ford released on Sept. 4.

Ford Motor sales declined 20.4 percent in September. Ford said F-series pickup sales declined 20.8 percent last month.