Massive layoffs may be only the beginning of Ford’s problems

Ford Motor is about to decimate middle management. On Monday, the company promised to pink slip 7,000 salaried workers—one in 10—by the end of the summer.

Two days later, it unveiled a robot for delivering packages, a partnership with Agility Robotics, a startup out of Oregon State University. The timing of the two announcements was instructive and likely carefully planned.