Ford wants to massively reduce staff in Germany.
Cologne - The US carmaker Ford wants to cut 2,300 jobs in Germany.
This was necessary for cost reasons, said Ford on Tuesday to justify it.
Most jobs are to be eliminated in the Cologne development department over the next three years.
The administration is also affected.
Around 14,000 people currently work for Ford in Cologne and around 200 in the Aachen research center.
The works council had already made the project public in January and at the time even feared the loss of up to 3,200 jobs in Germany.
Jobs are also being cut in Great Britain.
Ford plans to cut 3,800 jobs across Europe.
Ford: US automaker in transition
Ford is in a state of upheaval, the car company swung to an electric course relatively late.
This year, the first Ford electric cars manufactured in Europe are scheduled to roll off the production line in Cologne, while the combustion model Fiesta will be discontinued.
Ford is investing billions in electric production in Cologne, but with the plans that have now been made public, the cathedral city is losing importance as a Ford development location.
(dpa/utz)