Ford F-150 Lightning at the 2022 New York Auto Show.
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Ford plans to eliminate 3,800 product development and management jobs in Europe over the next three years, the company said on Tuesday, citing rising costs and the need for a leaner structure as it grows. shift production to electric vehicles.
The company said about 2,300 jobs would be cut in Germany, 1,300 in the UK and 200 in the rest of Europe, adding it planned to achieve the cuts through voluntary separation schemes. .
The American carmaker will retain about 3,400 engineers in Europe, who will build on core technology provided by US partners and adapt it for European customers, said the director of the electric vehicle. European customers (EV) and head of Ford Germany Martin Sanders said in a press conference.
“There’s less work to be done on powertrains that don’t use internal combustion engines. We’re moving into a world with fewer global platforms where less engineering work is needed,” said Sander. This is why we have to make adjustments.”
