Ford India and North America employees are cutting 3,000 jobs in response to the crisis

Ford Motor has decided to lay off 3000 jobs. Jobs in India and North America are going to be affected the most. On the other hand, the company has started focusing in the electric vehicle segment and is preparing to compete with Tesla.

Ford India and North America employees are cutting 3,000 jobs in response to the crisis

American automaker Ford Motor is going to cut its workforce. The company said it would cut a total of 3,000 salaried and contract jobs. It is to be noted here that most of the deduction will be made from amongst the employees working in North America and India. According to the company, these days it is engaged in making software-powered electric vehicles, to compete with companies like Tesla in the electric vehicle segment.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, about 2,000 of those being laid off are in salaried jobs. The rest 1,000 employees are doing contract jobs with outside agencies. In the process of removal, Farley and Ford Chairman Bill Ford have informed about this by email sent to employees. It reads, "We are eliminating some jobs and related work. Also reorganizing and simplifying tasks throughout the business. You can discuss this with your team leaders by the end of this week." Will hear more details."

Ford Chief Executive Jim Farley has been saying for months that he believed the Dearborn, Mich. automaker had too many people and that as the auto industry shifted to electric vehicles and digital service, its employees didn't have enough skills. was.

For information, let us tell you that Ford, like the rest of the automakers, has a large-scale workspace set up to support the production lineup of traditional combustion technology. At the same time, Farley has embarked on a new strategy to develop a larger lineup of electric vehicles. Under which, like Tesla, Ford also wants to generate more revenue through these services which rely on digital software and connectivity.

Also, Ford has started separating its operations into electric, combustion engine and commercial vehicles. Farley said in July that the cost of the combustion works would come down, but in a statement released on Monday, the company said the staff cuts would affect all parts of the company.

Let us tell you that Ford announced that it will develop more than 5 lakh electric vehicles by the year 2023. The company has also acquired the battery to make the EV. The company has signed a deal with a company with an annual capacity of 60 GWh, making it capable of manufacturing 6 lakh EVs in a year.