North American automaker Ford will cut 1,100 jobs in Spain, the company said Friday, justifying its decision by reorganizing its production in Europe.
Job cuts should particularly affect Ford’s Valencia plant in eastern Spain, which currently employs 5,800 people and will produce two models of the brand from April.
Ford Spain explained in an internal company newsletter that it is restructuring the group’s operations in Europe due to a change in the range of vehicles it produces, and announced a reduction in the number of jobs in the country.
The company added that it will work “jointly and constructively” with labor unions representing workers to “minimize the impact of this decision on employees, their families and the local community.”
The Spanish trade union federation UGT said 1,144 jobs would be cut at Ford Spain, which, due to its size, “makes it difficult to reach an agreement” to ensure that leaving the company will be 100% voluntary “follow-up”. plans until retirement” or otherwise.
“More than complex negotiations are starting today,” the UGT said, while other unions representing workers considered the announced figures to be “dramatic.”
Ford already announced on Feb. 14 that it would cut 3,800 jobs in Europe, representing 11% of its total workforce in the region, as part of a plan to switch to electric vehicles only.
“These are difficult decisions that are not taken lightly. We acknowledge the uncertainty they are creating for our team and assure them that we will offer them our full support in the coming months,” Ford Model Europe Managing Director Martin Sander, quoted in the statement, said. released on the same day.
From 2030, Ford wants to sell only electric vehicles in Europe, and by 2035 it will stop selling vans with an internal combustion engine.
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