Ford blamed slowing demand for electrical autos after asserting plans to slash one other 1,000 jobs at its Cologne EV plant in Germany.
Ford cuts jobs in Germany over weak demand for EVs
In a press launch on Thursday, Ford introduced plans to chop one other 1,000 jobs at its plant in Cologne, Germany.
“In Europe, demand for electrical automobiles stays properly beneath business forecasts,” the corporate stated. Ford is blaming weak demand for EVs, saying it would transfer from a two-shift operation to a single-shift operation, beginning in January.
The proposed plans from final yr embody slicing about 4,000 jobs in Europe by the tip of 2027, or about 14% of its European workforce. The job cuts will likely be primarily in Germany and the UK as a part of a broader restructuring. Tuesday’s announcement will elevate it by one other 1,000.
Earlier this yr, Ford confronted a historic employee strike in Cologne that disrupted manufacturing. The information introduced on Tuesday will seemingly have an effect on car manufacturing once more.
Ford presently builds electrical autos, together with the Explorer and Capri, in Cologne, however it’s going through new competitors from BYD and different low-cost EV makers from China.
Though Ford is blaming weaker-than-expected demand for EVs, in line with the most recent knowledge from the European Vehicle Producers’ Affiliation (ACEA), 1,011,903 battery electrical autos (BEVs) have been registered within the EU within the first seven months of 2025, led by will increase in Spain (94.5%), Germany (59,2%), and Italy (60.3%).
If you happen to have a look at the newest registration knowledge from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), Ford registered 10,924 BEVs in Germany via August, or lower than 15% of the almost 74,000 autos it offered.
The shortcomings come regardless of Ford investing almost €2 billion ($2.4 billion) to improve the power to supply electrical autos. Ford additionally presents the Puma Gen-E, the electrical model of its best-selling car in Europe. It was the primary EV to qualify for the total £3,750 ($5,000) low cost from the UK’s just lately launched Electrical Automotive Grant program.
