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Ford to cut 1,300 jobs in UK to cut costs and accelerate transition to electric vehicle production
- The American carmaker is cutting 3,800 jobs across the continent
- It is part of a shift towards a ‘smaller, more targeted’ range of electric cars in Europe
Ford is cutting more than 1,000 jobs in the UK to cut costs and accelerate the switch to electric vehicles.
The US automaker is switching to a ‘smaller, more focused’ range of electric cars in Europe – cutting 3,800 jobs across the continent. Of these, 1,300 will be in the UK, most from the research site in Dunton, Essex.
Of the 1,300 jobs that will disappear, 1,000 will be high-paying positions in design, engineering, research and development. The other 300, also mostly at Dunton, will be administrative jobs, some from an office in Stratford.
Local MP John Baron said it was “disappointing” that Ford was cutting staff at Dunton.
He added, “I know it will be a worrying time for my constituents who work there.”
The American carmaker is switching to a ‘smaller, more focused’ range of electric cars in Europe (file image)
The US automaker is cutting 3,800 jobs across the continent, 1,300 of them in the UK. Pictured: Ford research site in Dunton, Essex
Ford plans to make all its European-made cars fully electric by 2030. It will launch three electric cars and four commercial vehicles in Europe by 2024.