Automotive · Germany
Ford layoffs
We've tracked 4 rounds of Ford layoffs between Aug 2022 and Nov 2024, affecting 11,900 people in total. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.
People affected
12K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
4
Aug 2022 → Nov 2024
AI-attributed
0%
Of affected people
Every tracked announcement
- −4,000
Ford announced 4,000 more job cuts in Europe by the end of 2027, including 2,900 in Germany and 800 in the UK.
About the figure: Cuts span Germany (2,900), the UK (800) and other western European countries (300); country set to Germany as the largest share.
Source: France 24 (AFP)
- −1,100(18% of workforce)
Ford proposed cutting 1,100 jobs at its Almussafes plant in Valencia as production of several models ends.
About the figure: The 18 per cent refers to the Almussafes plant workforce.
- −3,800
Ford said it planned to eliminate 3,800 product development and administration jobs across Europe, including 1,300 in the UK.
About the figure: Cuts were spread across Europe, mainly Germany and the UK; country set to Germany as the largest share.
Source: The Guardian
- −3,000
Ford cut about 3,000 salaried and agency jobs, mostly in North America, to lower costs while funding its electric vehicle plans.
About the figure: Includes 2,000 salaried positions and 1,000 agency jobs in the US, Canada and India.
Source: CNBC
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