Ford scraps 1,300 jobs in the UK as part of a wider cull of workers in Europe, as company pivots to electric cars

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Ford is cutting 1,300 jobs in the UK - about a fifth of its British workforce - which the says will help it transition to building more electric cars

The US automobile giant said that the job losses in the UK would largely hit its technical centre in Dunton in Essex, where 3,400 work at the moment.

The company said that the cuts will help it become smaller, more focused and increasingly focused on electric products. "We recognise the uncertainty it creates for our team, and I assure them we will be offering them our full support in the months ahead.

 

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