Ford wants to axe up to 2,500 jobs in product development and up to a further 700 in administrative roles, with German locations most affected, according to the IG Metall union.
plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs across Europe and move some product development work to the United States, Germany’s IG Metall union said on Monday, January 23, vowing action that would disrupt the carmaker across the continent if the cuts go ahead.
Workers at the US carmaker’s Cologne site, which employs about 14,000 people – including 3,800 at a development center in the Merkenich area – were informed of the plans at works council meetings on Monday. Ford last year announced a $2-billion investment to expand production at its Cologne plant to make an all-electric model for the mass market. The plant currently produces the Ford Fiesta as well as engines and transmissions.
That partnership remains in place, Ford and Volkswagen representatives said, though Ford’s US spokesperson added that Volkswagen’s role in Ford’s next generation of European electric vehicles was still to be determined.
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