MADRID, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. car maker Ford

said on Wednesday it plans to cut about 1,600 jobs at its

assembly plant in Valencia, Spain.

The company, which employs about 4,700 workers at the

factory, told unions it plans to eliminate 600 jobs permanently,

while it is open to negotiate the possible rehiring of about

1,000 workers later as it plans to boost output at the plant

from 2027, a Ford spokesperson in Spain said.

This is the second job cut plan announced by Ford in two

years after the company unveiled a plan to cut 1,100 jobs at the

factory located in Almussafes, in the Valencia region, in 2023.