Sánchez hopes to receive “good news” from Ford in Almussafes today
The car multinational Ford will announce its decision on Wednesday on the award of the brand’s new electric models, choosing between two candidates, those from Almussafes (Valencia) or Saarlouis (Germany). Both plants are awaiting the decision, which is likely to be made by their Global Town Hall, a virtual event in which the company will present its “clear vision of the transformation from Ford to Ford+” to its employees. “Offering Ford+ means completely reinventing our company and ourselves,” the call reads.
The news is expected with optimism. Both the president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, and factory union representatives hope the decision will be positive for Ford’s plant in Spain.
For example, Pedro Sánchez has said he hopes to receive “good news” from Ford at Almussafes this Wednesday. In response to a question formulated by the deputy of the compromise Joan Baldoví to the government in the plenary session of the Congress, he recalled that the Volkswagen group also operates in Valencia, in particular in Sagunto, a battery factory for electric cars. . “I hope we have some good news today as well,” the president said, referring to Ford’s decision.
The union UGT, majority in Ford Almussafes, have stated that although there is no official confirmation on the content of this appointment and the enterprise committee has not been convened in Valencia, “everything points” to the announcement that took place in the video conference this Wednesday , in accordance with information circulated in recent days and weeks by various German media outlets, who believed that the decision, which the company made at the end of June, would be on the 22 and 23.
Workers and suppliers await the final decision with “relative optimism” and also with concerns about the future of the factory possibly not being selected.” “If we don’t make cars, what will be produced in such a large factory? the union asks.
Last May, Ford of Europe President Stuart Rowley indicated that choosing one factory is not “a decision to close the other”, as the multinational “actively looks for future opportunities for the factory that has not been selected.” “. He also warned that “it is foreseeable” that both the Almussafes and Saarlouis factories will have to undergo “an adjustment of their current structure”, regardless of which of the two is the successful bidder.
The Valencian factory, with 5,971 employees, is a tractor factory for the automotive industry in the province and in the Valencian Community, which will also house the Sagunto Volkswagen cell giga factory – pending approval within the Electric Vehicle Perte and connected.
It was at the end of January when UGT, the majority union at Ford’s Almussafes plant, reached an agreement with Ford Europe management in Cologne (Germany) to present its proposal to produce the company’s electric models and reduce the workload. to guarantee. for the coming years.
When the negotiation process began, the Almussafes plant was awarded five car models, four of which were produced after production of the Mondeo was discontinued, and by 2025 the plant will stop production of all others except the Ford Kuga, which accounts for the half of current production.
Source: La Verdad
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