Producing electric cars increases layoffs: Ford in Europe

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The company plans to only sell electric cars in Europe by 2030, ahead of a planned EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles.

But there will be "significant" job losses as part of its changing strategy, a spokesperson told Reuters.

Electric cars rely more on automated assembly lines to build, requiring less human involvement.

Plants that do not secure production orders for electric vehicles, such as the Saarlouis facility, which employs 4,600 workers, face the threat of closure once an EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, planned for 2035, comes into force.

Even for the sites which are selected for electric vehicle assembly - including the Valencia plant, which employs 6,000 workers - Ford has warned there will still be staffing cuts.

Will anyone in this country read and ponder?!?! Probably not. As usual, the regressives on the left go for the 'feel-good' moves with no thought given to the far-reaching consequences. Probably because they're too stupid to!