Ford will reduce its workforce at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Valencia, cutting two-thirds of the 2,100 workers and transferring one-third to the Michigan Assembly Plant. The automaker plans to build 55,000 units instead of the initially intended 180,000-plus, leading to 700 workers accepting retirement or transfers. This decision is driven by the shrinking demand for electric vehicles in the U.S.
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The transfers come as the automotive industry reacts to a shrinking demand for electric vehicles in the U.S. https://t.co/NWpbMLn2sc
An additional 700 workers will either accept a retirement package, agreed on during last year’s contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers, or be transferred to a facility in southern Michigan. https://t.co/NWpbMLn2sc
One-third of the facility will be transferred to the nearby Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to manufacture Ford’s Bronco and Ranger models. https://t.co/NWpbMLn2sc
The automaker is looking to cut two-thirds of its workforce at the facility, which employs around 2,100 workers. https://t.co/NWpbMLn2sc
“the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, we call it REV-C, was ramping up their second crew. They're now going to lay off that second crew and not put the third crew on. Their intentions were to build 180,000-plus units. Right now, we're looking at 55,000 units they're gonna build.…
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