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Ford plans to cut 8,000 jobs to focus on electric vehicles
Washington Examiner ^ | 21 July 2022 | Breanne Deppisch

Posted on 07/21/2022 12:58:00 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Ford Motor Co. is planning to cut as many as 8,000 jobs from its internal combustion engine division as it seeks to channel more funding into its electric vehicle division.

The cuts, reported by Bloomberg, follow Ford CEO Jim Farley's previously announced plans to cut $3 billion in company costs by 2026, including through employee layoffs, as well as his efforts to restructure the company radically.

To that end, Farley has separated Ford into two separate units: “Ford Blue,” which focuses on traditional, industrial combustion engine vehicles, as well as the newer “Model E” division that focuses solely on EV offerings.

Though the layoffs have not yet been finalized, they are expected to focus mostly on salaried employees within the Ford Blue division and could begin as early as this summer. The bulk of the cuts is expected to come from the United States, where Ford employs some 31,000 full-time employees.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: automotive; breannedeppisch; ford; fordblue; jimfarley; jobs; labor; layoffs; michigan; modele
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Can't be a recession with a strong job market. The pink-slips are flowing at Ford. Last I heard, Ford had 53,000 vehicles awaiting chips.
1 posted on 07/21/2022 12:58:00 PM PDT by NautiNurse
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Another victory for the communists/greenies...


2 posted on 07/21/2022 1:00:21 PM PDT by SuperLuminal
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To: NautiNurse

I guess those EVs build themselves.


3 posted on 07/21/2022 1:02:37 PM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: NautiNurse

It’s only a 25% reduction in employees. They can all go back to school to learn coding or open an ostrich farm.

Support Green Jobs!


4 posted on 07/21/2022 1:03:25 PM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: NautiNurse

Another one bites the dust.


5 posted on 07/21/2022 1:04:15 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: NautiNurse
The bulk of the cuts is expected to come from the United States, where Ford employs some 31,000 full-time employees.

Mexicans can breath a sigh of relief.

6 posted on 07/21/2022 1:04:37 PM PDT by Pollard (If there's a question mark in the headline, the answer should always be No.)
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To: NautiNurse

the new ford focus...


7 posted on 07/21/2022 1:05:05 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: NautiNurse

I suppose I will have to buy the last F150 off of the assembly line with a gas engine.


8 posted on 07/21/2022 1:05:22 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: Tai_Chung

The RIF’d folks can make chips for EVs with our tax dollars.


9 posted on 07/21/2022 1:06:29 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: NautiNurse

EVs do not need as many parts nor assemblers...................


10 posted on 07/21/2022 1:07:07 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: heavy metal

I see what you did there.


11 posted on 07/21/2022 1:07:31 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: NautiNurse

A bunch of new “Mr. Moms”


12 posted on 07/21/2022 1:07:38 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Not going to work with no infrastructure to charge them.

A-Gas-Car-Saving-An-Electric-Car

13 posted on 07/21/2022 1:08:39 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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That pic sums it up nicely.


14 posted on 07/21/2022 1:11:37 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: NautiNurse

Sorry, union Brothers.

You are obsolete.

Now go out there and vote Democrat again.


15 posted on 07/21/2022 1:12:27 PM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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People will be bringing gas powered electric generators in their car like a spare tire.


16 posted on 07/21/2022 1:13:50 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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To: NautiNurse

Cutting jobs at the front end of a big project is not a show of confidence.


17 posted on 07/21/2022 1:15:08 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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That’s a pretty small generator.


18 posted on 07/21/2022 1:15:20 PM PDT by brianl703
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To: NautiNurse

For all those 135 who are pounding fists for an E.

Deflection


19 posted on 07/21/2022 1:15:46 PM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: NautiNurse

My brother in law was an engineer at Ford for about 35 years. His job was eliminated a couple months ago.


20 posted on 07/21/2022 1:24:55 PM PDT by cyclotic (Follow 1776Restorationmovent.com fighting for our Constitution. @1776RM on Truth)
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