Gascon led engineering at Renault Group from 2014 until earlier this year.

The supplier said in an email to employees that half the job cuts would be in Germany, Reuters reported.

U.S. deliveries of Porsche's first battery-electric vehicle face delays because of a six-week COVID-19-related production shutdown in Germany.

Ford is making the payments to ensure liquidity at a small group of suppliers. It hopes to expand the program across its supply chain.