Ford to axe 1,300 UK jobs as part of strategic realignment in Europe

Ford will axe 1,300 jobs in the UK as it moves to “eliminate” 3,800 roles across Europe in a three-year strategic realignment plan for the region.

The US brand claims it will “revitalise” its business in Europe through the creation of a leaner, more competitive cost structure and an “unapologetically American” new line-up of passenger vehicles alongside its continued market leadership in the commercial vehicle sector.

In a statement issued by the OEM this morning (February 14) the general manager of Ford Model e in Europe, said Martin Sander, said: “We are completely reinventing the Ford brand in Europe.