Ford Romania officials said the company constantly revises its employment needs based on market demand and the efficiency of the production process. They also confirmed that a part of individual labor contracts for a definite period of some employees at Ford’s car assembly plant in Craiova will not be extended considering the current situation of the automotive industry.
Ford reached over 6,600 employees at its plant in Craiova at the beginning of 2020, following an ample recruitment campaign in 2019, whereby it hired 1,700 new people. Per market data, the labor contracts of 200 employees will not be extended when they end.
Analysts expect the European automotive market to drop 20-30% in 2020 compared with 2019, particularly due to restrictions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic this spring and against the backdrop of the coronavirus-led economic crisis.