'Less is necessary' | How will Ford's HR convince 1,300 UK workers to quit their jobs?

Ford has announced it will cut 1,300 jobs in the UK – a fifth of its British headcount, as part of a major European restructure.

The car maker will be axing 3,800 roles in product development and administration across the continent, as it aims to lower costs in the region and concentrate its engineering efforts to the US.

Ford’s European EV chief, Martin Sander, said the company was “moving into a world with less global platforms where less engineering work is necessary” and it had to “make the adjustments”.

In addition to the 1,300 cuts in the UK – which will be made over the next two years - around 2,300 jobs will go at Ford's Cologne and Aachen sites in Germany, as well as 200 in the rest of Europe.