The approximately 11,500 employees of the Ford manufacturer in Germany are called to attack Wednesday against the economy plans of the US group, losing speed, said the Automotive Union IG Malll. The 24 -hour strike will affect the main European factory of the group in Colonia (West), founded in 1930. IG Malll had announced last week to suspend current salary negotiations with Ford, “until the employer has an acceptable offer.” Ford announced in November another weight loss treatment, which provides the abolition of 2,900 employees by the end of 2027 to reduce costs.
Pilar of the first European economy, the automotive sector has been affected for months by reducing global demand, cost increase, Chinese competition and more recently due to the increase in US customs tasks. German car manufacturers are also difficult. The Volkswagen giant, the first European manufacturer, announced 35,000 employment cuts this winter and the next production production in two factories.
4,400 million euros to rescue the German subsidiary
For its part, Ford has drastically restored its activities in Europe. In Germany, the American brand lost market share: only 3.5% of the new records of last year were Ford, compared to 4.1% in 2023. The group already suppressed 12,000 jobs and suppressed several factories in 2020 in Europe, before announcing a wave of thousands of positions in 2023 and 2024. Its German factory of Saarlouis, where it is not planned after 2025 and The scheduled approach stops.
In March, American management had decided to inject 4,400 million euros in the coming years to rescue the German subsidiary in difficulty, abolishing in return a clause that involves it to mop its losses, a measure that the union disputed, that deplies the lack of visibility of the group.
Source: BFM TV
