Heard the cuts come on 27th. Decisions about names already made.
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Of course layoffs are coming, who and whom is a toss up. I asked Mach1 for some context on Ford layoff history over the past 10 years, Obviously Model E is a ball and chain dragging down ford every 1/4 and anything related to it will have a Battleship moment at some point. F150 Lightning production postponed, I'd venture to say it will be cancelled all together along with the replacement P800.
Skunkworks CE1 is probably safe from major cuts since JF is pushing the $30K EV that is quite far out to see any potential and cutting staff won't help speed up development, but people are leaving all the time on their own.
2025
Global / North America / Europe,"~2,000+ (Ongoing)","EV Slowdown and Operational Efficiency: Included up to 1,000 cuts at the Cologne, Germany EV plant due to weak European EV demand, 350 cuts in the connected vehicle division, and other engineering layoffs."
2024
Europe (Germany & UK),"4,000 (Planned by end of 2027)","Major European Restructuring: Announced as a way to create a more cost-competitive structure. Citing significant losses, weak EV demand, and growing competition from Chinese automakers."
2023
Europe,"3,800","Accelerating EV Transition: Cuts in product development and administrative functions across Europe (2,300 in Germany, 1,300 in the UK) as the company shifts focus from internal combustion engines (ICE) to EVs."
2022
Global / North America,"~3,000 (Salaried & Contract)",Funding the Ford+ Plan: Cuts to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy to fund the significant $$50 billion investment required for EV and software development.
2021
Global,No major global cuts announced.,"Company focused on managing supply chain issues, especially the semiconductor shortage."
2020
Global,No major global cuts announced.,"Initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic led to production halts, but no mass layoff announcements tied to the restructuring."
2019
Global (White-collar),"~7,000 (10% of global salaried workforce)","""Smart Redesign"" Restructuring: A major global effort to eliminate bureaucracy, cut management layers, and save $$600 million annually. Included about 2,300 cuts in the U.S."
2019
Europe (Hourly & Salaried),"~12,000 (Planned)","European Business Overhaul: Cuts tied to the closure or sale of six plants by the end of 2020 (including in France, Russia, and the UK) to focus on profitable commercial vehicles."
2018
Global,No major global cuts announced.,"Preparation for the 2019 ""Smart Redesign"" began."
2017
North America & Asia (Salaried),"~1,400","Cost Reduction: Part of an effort to reduce $$3 billion in costs across the business, primarily targeting salaried staff."
2016
Global,No major global cuts announced.,Continued focus on profit and investment in new technologies.
2015
Global,No major global cuts announced.,Focus remained on recovering from the global financial crisis and maximizing profit from trucks/SUVs.
Confirmed from IT guy they are expecting a list of accounts soon to be disabled, they are on standby they can’t access it yet
GM, Meta , Rivian laid off already in a new round. Ford is next. But small cuts under 500
No layoff it’s a lie. Don’t waste time
Yours might come Monday if you work for Ford, but I doubt it.
It is obvious they are using the PR system to get rid of people.
Mass layoffs are bad publicity.
That is why I know you do not work for Ford.
Probably already fired.
It's about time to clean house and reduce cost.
@OP stock jumps 10% up , some investors have insight of major layoffs or cost cutting measures
Small cuts, wait for the grandi , car loans blow up with regional banks , Ford follows up with big tech lay offs. But we are not there yet to have like - 30-50k range being laid off.
OP, please try and find a job if you were laid off instead. It's getting old...
Makes sense..end of the month.
@c0 200 out today at Warren Tech center.
Confirmed by my LL1
She told me this a couple days ago
Hoping that a large chunk of RTO bootlickers find themselves out on the street.
that’s the same day GM is rumored to be as well lol
@ac a broken clock is right twice a day.
Confirmed by my LL3
Back to the “It’s coming” person. How many times now?
Keep trying. It will come someday.
This is rumor. No such thing coming.
Who did you hear that from and why isn’t the NYT or WSJ reporting it?
Hahaha