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Ford Motor, an automaker at a crossroads, seeks cuts and partners

Ford is reorganizing its worldwide salaried work force of 70,000 with the goal of having a leaner staff by second quarter of 2019

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Neal E. Boudette | NYT
When Ford Motor was celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Rouge industrial complex last week, its chairman, William C Ford Jr, offered an optimistic outlook for the years ahead.
 
The company is still solidly profitable, he said, and while it is losing money overseas, it is working on a solution. Furthermore, he praised the ability and leadership of Ford’s chief executive, Jim Hackett, who he said was doing “a really good job.”
 
“I don’t think it’s even close to a crisis,” he said.
 
Not everyone shares his confidence.
 
The automaker’s bottom line is weakening despite record