The future of white-collar Ford employees in New Zealand and Australia remains unclear after the company embarked on a cost-cutting exercise in North America and Asia Pacific.
The cuts announced so far will affect around 15,300 workers, including 9600 in the United States, 1000 in Mexico, 600 in Canada and 4141 in Asia, AP reports.
However, a Ford spokesperson says the company will only share more information about what will happen in New Zealand and Australia – part of the Asia Pacific region – when it becomes available.
“You’re going to start to see many more tangible actions and results of our progress in the months ahead, and one of the tangible actions is an accelerated focus on reducing costs.”
Overall, Ford remains focused on the three strategic priorities that will create value and drive profitable growth, the spokesperson says.
Those include fortifying core strengths, transforming traditionally underperforming parts of its core business and investing in emerging opportunities.
The restructuring in North America and Asia Pacific is not expected to involve factory staff.
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