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A general view of the new Ford Diesel engine factory that covers 2.5million square feet in Dagenham, Essex.
CAR giant Ford is set to slash about 1,300 British jobs as it transitions to producing a smaller range of electric vehicles, bosses announced today.
The US firm’s move — part of a wider cull of European roles — is “another stark reminder that the shift to electrification needs a proper industrial strategy from the government,” Unite the union said.
Under its cuts, which the company claims it intends to achieve via “voluntary separation programmes,” Ford will ditch about a fifth of its 6,500-strong British-based workforce, while 3,800 roles will be cut across the continent in the next three years.
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