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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joe Middleton

Ford to cut 3,200 jobs in Europe and move some work to US

A worker attaches the Ford logo to a Fiesta car at the plant in Cologne, Germany
Ford said it was committed to building an all-electric portfolio of vehicles in Europe. Photograph: Friedemann Vogel/EPA

Ford plans to cut 3,200 jobs across Europe, according to Germany’s largest union, as the carmaker looks to cut costs and shift its focus towards electric vehicles.

Most of the 2,500 jobs in product development and up to 700 in administrative roles the automaker is hoping to cut are located in Germany, said IG Metall.

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