Ford claims that the abolition of salaried jobs in the United States does not say how much

FILE PHOTO: The Ford logo is represented on the company's stand at the 88th Geneva International Motor Show, in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 7, 2018. REUTERS / Denis Balibouse

March 13, 2019

(Reuters) – As part of the global reorganization announced last year, Ford Motor Co. confirmed on Wednesday the removal of an indeterminate number of salaried jobs.

Said Deep, spokesman for the second-largest US automaker, declined to spell out the number of jobs cut, but said the company expects the process to be completed by the end of the month. of June. He said the restructuring "has resulted in some separations of employees and the reassignment of other people".

Ford said last year that he was working on the reorganization of his global salaried workforce, which "will result in downsizing over time, and that will depend on the number of people in the workforce." team and place.

Last month, Ford announced the closure of its oldest plant in Brazil. She also announced that she would cease commercial heavy truck operations in South America, which could cost more than 2,700 jobs.

Ford announced that its global reorganization would involve thousands of jobs and eventual plant closures in Europe, generating $ 11 billion in expenses.

In January, Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett told employees that 2018 had been "mediocre". , in fact, exceeding this year's plan. "

Automakers are cutting costs in fear of slowing auto sales.

General Motors Co halts the production of five plants in North America and has cut about 8,000 paid jobs, or 15% of its white-collar workforce.

(Report by David Shepardson, edited by Jeffrey Benkoe)