Ford to offer employee buyouts and hopes to cut 1,000 jobs in the United States

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (FN) confirmed Thursday that it hopes to cut 1,000 salaried jobs in the United States because it offers voluntary incentives to leave certain white-collar workers in certain fields.

The No. 2 US automaker said “the action is to further enable us to match our business priorities with the essential skills needed to turn around our auto operations.”

Reporting by David Shepardson; edited by Jonathan Oatis

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