Ford has confirmed rumors about plans to significantly reduce its European workforce as it prepares for an inevitable electric future. In the next three years, the Blue Oval will eliminate a total of 3,800 jobs. The reduced complexity of EVs has prompted the company to cut 2,800 engineering positions. The other 1,000 jobs will be from administrative, marketing, sales, and distribution.
A closer look at the numbers reveals 2,300 employees will be let go in Germany and another 1,300 in the UK, with the remaining 200 jobs in other parts of Europe. By 2025, Ford will have 3,400 people still working in engineering. Explaining the job cuts, Martin Sander, General Manager of Ford Model e in Europe told Automotive News:
