Ford is expected announce as many as 13,000 job cuts today, including 11,000 hourly positions and 2,000 salaried jobs. That figure is on top of the 44,000 jobs the automaker has slashed since early 2006 when its restructuring began.
Ford has not yet confirmed the move, but the Wall Street Journal claims the company will announce the cuts later today.
Ford said it reduced personnel by 32,800 in 2007. Worldwide, Ford has a total of 245,000 employees. However, most of the job cuts in recent years have related to the company’s North American operations, and more specifically factory jobs.
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01/24, 9:55 AM
posted by:
RicardoHead
I wonder if this includes any senior managers ……
naw – never happens.
01/24, 10:10 AM
posted by:
MikeFX
More Ford news this week than we had all last year!
01/24, 10:15 AM
posted by:
Heart64
Its unfortunately a necessary evil
01/24, 10:49 AM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
‘Have you been fired by Ford, lately?’
01/24, 11:12 AM
posted by:
SwerveEarly
They are moving these jobs to cheaper, non union countries. Just like BMW and VW, difference is U.S. is a cheaper non union country to them.
01/24, 1:44 PM
posted by:
corvette
damn think about all the people that have been fired by the big three inn the last two year. i understand that it needs to happen though.
01/24, 1:46 PM
posted by:
Get Real
Henry Ford is rolling over in his grave and digging to get out.
Last one out of the last assembly plant..please turn the lights off.
01/24, 2:07 PM
posted by:
planet_drive
Maybe if Ford focused more on building quality and reliable cars this wouldn’t happen. I guess Ford execs thought there would be more money made building cars that break down often and sell the customer expensive replacement parts. Finally people have grown wise to Fords scam and aren’t buying their cars. Maybe just a few of the loyal idiots who support those overpaid ford execs.
01/24, 4:15 PM
posted by:
Statsmo
Maybe we should take it easy on the guy. This is starting to feel like Justin Gatlin showing up to the special olympics.
01/25, 2:03 AM
posted by:
AxeHead
Hope the auto union wakes up and takes notice – doubt it though – they’ll bleed the hand that feeds em till there’s nothing left.
If I was Ford, I’d let the company go bankrupt, rid myself of that parasitical union and work on an associate model like Toyota/Honda, and start anew.
Then Ford would be competative.