Ford is on build a new and even more aggressive restructuring plan. The company hopes to save 5 billion dollars by the end of 2008, and that would be 4 years earlier than originally planned. The carmaker is offering buyouts to all 75,000 of its hourly employees. It will also eliminate 10,000 more salaried positions. That’s on top of 4,000 salaried jobs that were cut earlier this year. And Ford will close two more plants in addition to 14 sites already been shutdown. The company’s suspending its quarterly dividend as well. Now this is the successor to the way Ford turnaround plan Ford detailed in January. That’s a doubt to remove 30,000 hourly jobs and close 14 plants by 2012. But analysts say those reductions weren’t deep enough. And Richard, they say they weren’t happening fast enough either.

Yeah, show me the money where the profits, is this gonna help?

Well, these reductions are aimed at almost entirely the huge losses generated by Ford’s North American auto operations. And according to a report Thursday, the carmaker could lose as much as 9 billion dollars as here. But Ford doesn’t expect these latest cuts to push it into the black until 2009, so answer the question not right now, but hope it later. Yeah. The buyouts offered by Ford have been approved by the United Auto Workers Union and are similar to packages General Motors offered its hourly workers this year. The size of the 7th payment is determined by seniority and workers can get as much as 140,000 dollars to leave Ford. However, those who take the maximum cash payout will give up their lifetime health benefits from the company. A time to say worth a lot, but so is taken out for 140,000 dollars if you can get a new job.

Sounds good. Well, hey. And you know you are just messenger. So just kidding there Stephanie.

Yeah, thank you.

All right. Talk to you soon.

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