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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 September 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
In order to face a production fall, Ford, the car maker, will cut its workforce by 100 units in its production site of Blanquefort (Aquitaine). The cut will be achieved by pre-retirement measures aimed at workers of 57 years of age and more. Ford presently employs 3,600 at Blanquefort.
Sources
9 September 2004: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Ford, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 60619, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60619.