The American automaker said the cost-cutting measure would help it compete with Chinese rivals in the face of slowing demand for electric vehicles. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Automobiles, Layoffs and Job Reductions, International Trade and World Market, Protectionism (Trade), Ford Motor Co, Europe, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Factories and Manufacturing, Labor and Jobs, Customs (Tariff), Germany, Great Britain, Cologne (Germany) The American automaker said the cost-cutting measure would help it compete with Chinese rivals in the face of slowing demand for electric vehicles. NYT > Business