Ford to axe 800 UK jobs as part of European cuts

Ford is to chopped astir 800 roles crossed the UK implicit the adjacent 3 years arsenic portion of a wider European jobs cull.

The car shaper said the wider restructuring programme volition spot it axe astir 4,000 jobs crossed Europe, with its operations successful Germany and the UK being peculiarly impacted.

It said the overhaul is aimed to “create a much cost-competitive operation and guarantee the semipermanent sustainability” of the concern successful Europe.

The institution said it comes amid unit from “lower-than-expected demand” for its electrical cars.

It did not disclose which UK sites are acceptable to beryllium impacted by the projected occupation cuts.

Dave Johnston, Ford’s European vice president for translation and partnerships, said: “We are arrogant of our caller merchandise portfolio for Europe and committed to gathering a thriving concern successful Europe for generations to come.

“It is captious to instrumentality hard but decisive enactment to guarantee Ford’s aboriginal competitiveness successful Europe.”