Posted on 12/15/2023 6:23:49 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
General Motors will lay off about 1,300 workers from two of its Michigan plants, according to WARN notices the company has filed with state regulators.
The job cuts at GM’s Orion Assembly and Lansing Grand River Assembly, which will take place in the new year, come after the automaker said in October that it would be delaying electric pickup truck production into 2025.
The layoffs at GM’s Orion plant will affect 945 employees, while 369 employees will be cut from the Lansing assembly plant.
The Orion plant produced the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV crossover, and GM is planning to produce additional electric vehicles, namely the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV at the plant. But the company announced in October that it would be delaying the start of production, sealing the fate of workers while the plant remains idled.
GM said in October that the delay was not the result of the recent United Auto Workers’ strike, which was the longest US auto strike in 25 years.
CNN has reached out to the United Auto Workers union, which represents workers at the two plants, for comment.
“GM anticipates having job opportunities for all impacted team members per the provisions of the UAW-GM National Agreement. Lansing Grand River Assembly will continue producing the Cadillac CT4 and Cadillac CT5,” the company said in an emailed statement to CNN about the Lansing layoffs.
UAW members who were laid off at the Orion plant will “be offered other opportunities in Michigan, including positions at Factory ZERO in Detroit-Hamtramck. Orion Assembly salaried employees will also be placed in other internal opportunities in accordance with GM policy,” GM said.
The layoffs at GM reflect the growing uncertainty facing the electric vehicle market.
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“Not cutting any jobs in their Mexico operations?”
Cartels better to deal with than the filthy unions.
Yep. Your simple, enjoyable life in Rural Michigan is upended and you’re plunked down in DETROIT.
IF you still want a job, that is. ;)
I guess
We don't want 'em and are STILL waiting for brand new '56 an' 57 Chevy's in baby blue n' white.
WHAT is wrong with the auto industry . . . we loved our pre '70's cars and we can no longer afford to restore 'em (IF we can FIND one . . ).
... but a brand new from original forms an' stamps with modern technology an' components, all hidden from sight ?
Would YOU buy a brand new '57 T'Bird?
My sources say executives at GM-Ford are being let go too.
Workers no need worry.
The future is China!
Most everybody happy.
I do not understand.
If there is any sense in having EV, it would be having a small commuter car, just to move around the town.
EV trucks and large SUV’s are tonally useless, no power at all.
The only use of them is virtue signaling.
My view on EVs is they are sunbelt commuter cars. When the cars operate outside of milder weather conditions, range drops. I wouldn’t own one as a primary car...
Very expensive golf or go cart!
Sigh... I owned a pristine '57 Chevy 2-dr coupe, low mileage, 327ci engine and Muncie 4-spd trans, hydraulic lift shocks to raise the rear, offset spindles in front, headers out the fenders with pipes under the side sills of the doors, etc. Wish I never sold it in the mid-70's, but I needed the money for dental work. Best of several cars I owned back then, including '56, '58 and '63 Chevy's. They don't make them like that anymore.
BUT-—THE UNION JUST HELD A STRIKE & GOT MORE $$$$$$$$!!
Get up on your internet & search for HEMMINGS MOTOR NEWS.
Lots of vehicles there-—
Also SUMMIT RACING PARTS has NEVER LET ME DOWN-—
I drive a 1979 Buick wagon—since AUG 1981...223,000 miles
And a 1976 1 ton 4 speed dually Chevy truck—since April of 1986....over 348,000 miles on chassis.
LOVE MY OLD IRON...Have a mechanic that also loves older cars. I can do alot of general maintenance myself-—But he does very good work on items I cannot do.
More money, less workers..........
Could be related to gruesome Newsom and the democrat party.
Here’s How Gruesome Newsom’s Commiefornia Is Killing the American Auto Industry
https://thelibertydaily.com/big-trouble-heres-how-gruesome-newsoms-commiefornia-is/
Top U.S. car manufacturer Stellantis sent notices to 2,455 workers in Detroit and 1,225 workers in Ohio on Dec. 8, notifying employees of possible layoffs to come in February in a move to shift its production to comply with California’s regulations that are increasingly cracking down on internal combustion engine vehicles
My comment was a general comment to seg into the request for newly tooled, classic cars.
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