BusinessGermanyFord Cologne strike over job cuts02:23This browser does not support the video element.BusinessGermanyJörg Jelinnek | Nadine Mena Michollek05/15/2025May 15, 2025For the first time in nearly a century, a union-led strike has brought production at Ford’s Cologne plant to a standstill. Workers are protesting planned job cuts as the company struggles with low EV sales and rising costs in Europe.Copy linkAdvertisement