A weakening ruble and a 20% slump in demand for its cars has forced Ford to axe more than 900 jobs from its joint venture operations in Russia.

The Ford-Sollers St Petersburg plant will lose 700 jobs when it cuts one shift from early June while 250 temporary workers will go at a second plant in Tartarstan.

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Ford sales fell 18% last year and 21% in the first two months of this year. Car sales in Russia fell 5% last year and 4% in the first two months of 2014.

Ford-Sollers makes the Edge and Kuga crossovers, Explorer SUV, Focus, Mondeo, Galaxy and S-MAX MPVs and Transit and Tourneo Custom vans.

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