Ford has just informed the Almussafes works council that from 2027 will produce new model What guarantees workload when switching to an electric car. The company clarified, without specifying the model, that a hybrid car will be produced. 300,000 units per year. This was news that employees had been waiting for, given the uncertainty they are experiencing due to the delay in the production of electric models.
Ford European Vice President Kieran Cahill noted that this is Valencia’s recognition of all the difficult obligations of recent years and a response to the electrification agreement. The Oval company is committed to fully electrifying the Valencian plant in the medium term but has been forced to maintain hybrid production due to delayed sales of electric vehicles.
Guaranteed workload
The works council has confirmed to employees that New car which will be produced in Valencia will not be 100% electric, but on a global scale its workload guarantees higher employment rate than if it were purely electric. “As we have stated from the outset, it is the view of the CGT that this does not solve everything and we will now have to deal with the issue of employment, for which we will be called in by local management next week.”
The UGT, the majority union, emphasizes: “Despite the difficulties that we still have to overcome, and taking into account the situation of uncertainty that we have recently experienced and which has become truly alarming, Today we can say that we have very good news.
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