Production of the Ford Focus is shown in Saarlouis, Germany.
BERLIN — Ford plans to slash production at its Focus compact car plant in Saarlouis, Germany, according to unions.
Production at the plant, whose long-term long term is uncertain, will be reduced after August 29, Automobilwoche’s sister publication reported, mentioning the head of the works council, Markus Thal.
Workers fear that the latest production cut will further increase the plant’s surplus labor.
The plant’s long-term is doubtful after Ford announced in March that it would invest $2 billion in its other German meeting plant in Cologne to build all-electric cars on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform.
Ford said its line of passenger cars in Europe would go electric until 2030.
The sarrelouis news comes after Martin Sander took over Ford’s European passenger cars and Ford’s German operations, adding plants in Cologne and Saarlouis on June 1.
Sander, who in the past was guilty of Audi’s sales in Europe, is also managing director of Ford’s Model e business unit in Europe.
Ford is splitting its passenger car business into the Model e electric department and the Ford Blue combustion engine unit to better prepare the automaker for the shift to electrification.
A resolution on Sarrelouis’ long-term is expected to be announced until the end of June, Automobilwoche said.
Sales of the Focus fell 28% to 27,151 in Europe in April, according to Dataforce.
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