US EditionFord agrees voluntary redundancies for troubled e-car site in Cologne
COLOGNE, GERMANY, JUL 11 – Ford and IG Metall agreed on voluntary redundancies and job security until 2032 at the Cologne EV plant, covering over 10,000 workers amid industry restructuring, union said.
- Ford reached an agreement with IG Metall on July 11, 2025, securing job protection at its Cologne plant through 2032 while allowing voluntary redundancies.
- The agreement followed Ford’s announcement of 2,900 planned job cuts across Germany to reduce costs amid weak demand for electric vehicles and broader industry restructuring.
- The deal covers over 10,000 employees, provides generous severance payments, and includes an option for workers affected by cuts to swap roles with willing colleagues elsewhere in the company.
- Benjamin Gruschka, leader of the works council, described the agreement as providing a protective framework for all employees, while a representative from IG Metall emphasized that, despite ongoing uncertainty about Cologne’s future, the package helps alleviate workers’ fundamental concerns.
- The agreement signals Ford's intent to collaborate with labor representatives as it continues its costly EV-focused transformation amid ongoing strategic deliberations over its European operations.
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HeiseThe IG Metall and the management at the crisis-ridden Ford plants in Cologne have agreed on regulations for the planned job reduction. By the end of 2027 almost 3,000 employees are to go.
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Ford agrees voluntary redundancies for troubled e-car site in Cologne
Ford has agreed to a job protection scheme at its Cologne plant covering over 10,000 workers, with voluntary redundancies planned in response to the sluggish uptake of electric cars, the company and German employee representatives said on Friday.
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