FORD, the American multinational automobile manufacturering company, United States said Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next 3 years in an effort to streamline its operations as it contends with economic headwinds and increasing competition on electric cars.

The FORD said that 2,300 jobs will go in Germany, 1,300 in the United Kingdom and 200 beyond the continent. The auto conglomorate said that its strategy to offer an all-electric fleet in Europe by 2035 is unchanged and that production of its first European-built electric car is due to start later this year.

The conglomorate said it is looking for “a leaner, more competitive cost structure for Ford in Europe." It said that it will embark on consultations “with the intent to achieve the reductions through voluntary separation programs." 

The company aims to cut 2,800 of the jobs in engineering verticals by 2025, a result of the transition to electric cars that are less complex, though it plans to keep around 3,400 engineering jobs in Europe. The remaining 1,000 jobs will be cut on the administrative side.

General Manager of Ford Model e in Europe Martin Sander stated in a statement that "these are difficult decisions, not taken lightly." We understand the uncertainty it causes for our team, but I can tell them that we will provide them all of our support in the next months.

In totally owned plants and consolidated joint ventures around Europe, Ford employs about 34,000 workforce.

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