“There are a lot more people out here living in abject poverty than what people like to think or admit to. You voted for this—and now we’re paying the price.”
Employees learned of the cuts on Monday in a video message from Michael Adams, CEO of BlueOval SK.
Adams announced the transition would mean “the end of all BlueOval SK positions in Kentucky.”
That’s what Ford wants. EV’s are expensive and retooling to meet emissions standards is expensive. The profit margins are thin if there are any at all. Better to lay off all these people and push the good ol’ ICE production line where there are known profits to be made.