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Nearly half of Ford's European job cuts will be in Germany

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:00:34 +0200

US carmaker Ford said Thursday that it plans to slash a total of 12,000 jobs across Europe as part of a previously-announced restructuring.

Ford to slash over 5,000 jobs in Germany

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:32:36 +0100

Ford on Friday said it planned to cut "more than 5,000" jobs in Germany as part of a major restructuring to boost profitability at the US car giant's European operations.

Ford beats out VW for first time in years as Europe’s top car

Thu, 04 May 2017 16:33:30 +0200

For the first time since 2010, the VW Golf has lost its place as Europe’s best-selling car, dethroned by the Ford Fiesta.

Belgian Ford workers storm Cologne factory

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:36:00 +0100

Hundreds of Belgian Ford employees targeted a German factory on Wednesday in a border-hopping protest at the closure of their factory and looming unemployment. Some stormed the building but were later persuaded to leave.

Police raid German-based Ford plants in corruption probe

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:33:00 +0100

Some 100 police officers raided sites linked to the US automaker Ford in Germany early Monday in connection with a corruption probe, prosecutors in the western city of Cologne said.

40 millionth Ford rolls from production line

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:11:00 +0100

The 40 millionth Ford “Made in Germany” rolled from the US carmaker’s plant in Cologne on Friday – some 85 years after starting production in the country.

Daimler denies interest in Volvo

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:18:00 +0100

According to the latest edition of the weekly Der Spiegel, German car giant Daimler recently decided not to buy Swedish-based Volvo Cars from ailing US manufacturers Ford, but Daimler has now denied it was ever interested.

Ford asks German government for help

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:45:00 +0100

The US automaker Ford has asked the German government for aid, but Berlin is divided on the question of how to help the country's key industry, the Süddeutsche Zeiting reported on Wednesday.