<ul><li>Ford is facing backlash from German union IG Metall for its plans to cut thousands of jobs in Cologne.</li><li>Ford has announced plans to cut about 14% of its European workforce, citing weak demand for electric vehicles (EVs), poor government support, and competition from Chinese companies.</li><li>IG Metall argues that Ford's job cuts would be the end of its Cologne factory, calling it an "incremental death".</li><li>Around 4,000 jobs will be cut in Germany and Britain, representing 2.3% of Ford's total workforce of 174,000 in Europe.</li></ul>

Ford faces backlash from IG Metall for job cuts

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