Cologne - The engine plant at Ford in Cologne 1200 employees fear for their jobs. Because a part of engine production may be outsourced to Romania - so, so afraid of the works are 720 local jobs at risk.
Up to now be built in Cologne, the big engines. This includes in addition to the 12-cylinder engine for Aston Martin (photo above) and the 6-cylinder gasoline engine with overhead camshaft (SOHC). This 6-cylinder is used exclusively for the American market and will be shipped through the port of Antwerp to the USA. The production of 6-SOHC runs in 2010. This is decided.
But what do the 1200 staff from the engine factory then? Ford wants to develop an economical three-cylinder engine and build, which will fall below the new emission standards significantly wird.Dieser engine now does not seem to be built in Cologne, but in Craiova, Romania. "There are at least 720 jobs at risk if we are not involved in the construction of this new, economical three-cylinder engine," warns group council boss Dieter Hinkelmann.
Ford spokesman Bernd F. Meier confirmed on Saturday that negotiations are ongoing between the council and the management, but remained covered over content: "We do not report about ongoing negotiations, and will not comment on that." Hinkelmann's opposite side of Ford's business - Europe CEO John Fleming.
Fleming was the one threading the deal with the Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu-2007th In March, Ford took 72.4 percent of the shares in the ex-Daewoo plant in Craiova in Wallachia (southern Romania). There will soon be the model of "Transit Connect is built." Even in four years, Ford plans to build 200,000 cars in Wallachia.
At Ford said it first, the economical, highly rechargeable three-cylinder engine would be offered only on the booming Eastern European market. However, to meet the new pollution limits, it is also conceivable that the engine could be installed in the Fiesta.
