Ford Cutting 3,000 Jobs as it Focuses on Electric Vehicles
Ford Motor Co. is laying off approximately 3,000 non-unionized workers in a bid to lower costs as it shifts its focus to electric vehicles.
In an email to staff on August 22, 2022, the Dearborn-based automaker said the cuts will affect 2,000 full-time salaried employees and 1,000 contract workers, all in white-collar positions. The reduction represents about six per cent of the company’s 31,000 full-time salaried workforce in Canada and the U.S.
“Building on this future requires changing and reshaping virtually all aspects of the way we have operated for more than a century,” Ford said in the email. “It means redeploying resources and addressing our cost structure, which is uncompetitive versus traditional and new companies.”
A Ford spokesperson confirmed to CBC News that 120 jobs in Canada will be affected by the cuts. The automaker has already restructured in Europe, Asia, and India.
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According to the company’s LinkedIn page, it has more than 620 workers in the country.
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