Ford is slashing hours for some German factory employees

Ford’s Electric Dreams Over? German Plant Stalls With Jobs on the Line
The automotive world is in a bit of flux at the moment, with electric vehicles taking center stage. But the transition isn’t always smooth, as Ford’s recent production trouble in Cologne, Germany, demonstrates.
Ford reduces working hours at German electric car manufacturing site
US vehicle manufacturer Ford is implementing a reduced work regime in the western German city of Cologne due to weak demand for electric cars. "The significantly lower than expected demand for electric vehicles,
Ford is slashing hours for some German factory employees amid lower EV demand
The carmaker has more than 4,000 employees at its Cologne plant. It also has another plant in Saarlouis, in southwestern Germany.
Ford works council says 2,000 employees in Cologne to have hours cut
Around 2,000 employees in Germany are to be affected by short-time work at the US carmaker Ford, the company's works council told dpa in Cologne on Wednesday. News of this measure had already become public on Tuesday evening,
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Ford is cutting hours for some German factory employees amid lower EV demand
Ford is getting its workers in Cologne, Germany, to work fewer hours. The carmaker said a "lower than expected demand for ...
Ford is slashing the working hours of some of its German factory employees amid what it calls a 'significantly lower than expected' demand for its EVs
The carmaker has more than 4,000 employees at its Cologne plant. It also has another plant in Saarlouis, in southwestern ...
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