Ford has cut 3,000 jobs in Canada, the United States and India

Ford is laying off 3,000 workers worldwide this week, including 120 in Canada. The automaker said it is evaluating its costs to invest in its growth.

The decision affects approximately 2,000 employees and 1,000 agency employees at its business offices in the United States, Canada, as well as India. These are non-union positions in various departments such as product development, procurement services, human resources and marketing.

provided to these workers Severance pay, benefits and significant assistance in finding new career opportunitiesthe company said in an email to Radio-Canada.

As we continue to execute on our Ford+ plan for growth and value creation, we are working to improve our competitiveness and evaluate all of our costs to ensure we can fully invest in growth.Can we read in this short statement.

Like many automakers, Ford is preparing to shift its assembly plants to make electric vehicles and their batteries.

In October 2020, the federal and Ontario governments It has announced an investment of around 600 million dollars In this direction.

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