The American automaker announced the changes on Thursday, and hit the shift as part of a global overhaul that the company has said will cost $ 11 billion.
Ford (F) said it would stop the production of some unprofitable models and shift its strategy into difficult regional markets, including Russia.
The car manufacturer said it would continue with plans to close a transmission plant in France, and it has started negotiations with unions to stop the production of the C-Max compact car at a factory in Germany.
"We take decisive steps to change the Ford business in Europe," said Steven Armstrong, Ford's President of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, in a statement.
The car manufacturer said in July that it would spend $ 1[ads1]1 billion over the next three to five years to transform its business around the world.
Ford's sales and profitability are strong in the United States, but the company is a competitive advantage in China and continues to struggle in Europe and Latin America.
In the first nine months of 2018, Ford reported European losses of $ 199 million compared to a profit of $ 278 million in the same period of 2017. It has forecast a loss for the region in 2018.
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So far, the only potential alliance Ford and Volkswagen have confirmed involved commercial vehicles.
But Ford Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks told Bloomberg last year that company discussions are "broad" and not limited to any particular technology, product or geography.
Rival American automaker General Motors (GM) came out of Europe in 2017, when it sold its grueling European operation to PSA (PUGOY), the French manufacturer of Peugeot and Citroen cars.
Ford has about 53,000 employees in Europe. It owns two engine plants in the UK, where Brexit threatens to disrupt the automotive supply chains and trade in cars across the region.
On Thursday, Jaguar Land Rover, Britain's largest automaker, announced it would cut 4,500 jobs as part of an effort to cut costs.
