Unlike GM, Ford says it should be able to manage that without having to eliminate any jobs. Basically, any shift Ford ends is supposed to result in staff getting work at a nearby facility. For example, Ford claims it should be able to increase production of its profitable Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs by 20 percent at Kentucky Truck after it reallocates staff from the Louisville Assembly Plant. However, Ford's long-term restructuring plan may still result in widespread layoffs. Things have been going rather poorly in Europe and most analysts agree that the automaker will likely cut jobs there before it even considers squashing its U.S. workforce. But the company is looking to save itself $11 billion, meaning it's unlikely America will emerge unscathed. Ford has already confessed its salaried workers should be ready to confront unspecified job losses by the middle of 2019. Still, the automaker aims to try and keep the brunt of that restructuring outside of North America.