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Posted on 06/21/2026 2:29:35 PM PDT by DFG
General Motors has gutted its electric-vehicle ambitions and killed more than 1,000 jobs at its flagship Detroit assembly plant — replacing those workers with 50 robots and sparking outrage from labor unions.
The replacement “collaborative robots,” or “cobots,” have been installed on the assembly line at GM’s Factory Zero plant in Michigan amid a sharply reduced demand for its EV models and the ensuing push to cut costs, reports said.
The machines are now working alongside the remaining humans there who attach the body panels to vehicles as they move down the track, according to AutoBlog.
The automaker insists the cobots are necessary at the Detroit-Hamtramck electric-truck plant to stay competitive while improving “safety and ergonomics” for the workers, according to Crain’s Detroit Business.
“We’ve been installing cobots across our manufacturing footprint as part of a broader push to bring more advanced technology into our operations,” spokesman Kevin Kelly said.
“At Factory ZERO, we are implementing them alongside our team — helping improve safety and ergonomics, while keeping our operations flexible and competitive.”
But United Auto Workers Local 22 President James Cotton isn’t buying it, saying the machines are simply a cost-cutting measure that is taking jobs from his union members.
“Our manpower is being taken away from us,” Cotton said, according to Crains.
“From top to bottom, we’re disgusted that they have cobots in our plants,” he said.
The number of labor hours required to produce a car has declined 50% to 70% since the 1980s, Crains reported.
But that hasn’t stopped UAW wages from going up. The union was able to make historic wage gains in 2023, and the union will likely seek stronger protections in its upcoming 2028 contract negotiations, the outlet said.
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Robots are more efficient on repetitive tasks and don’t strike.
Perhaps fembots are the worker’s only remaining counterstrike.
Just waiting for the auto-makers to argue poor education in these areas contributing to the need to use robots and bring in more H1Bs to do the work.
I wonder how long these urban centers can tolerate losing population and money due to their policy decisions.
Democrats will most certainly implement ‘bail-outs’ for the urban centers. Appears that Trump and some of his cabinet choices have been targeting not only the fraud in our urban centers but setting the stage for making it more difficult to ‘win’ federal grants.
It requires removing incumbent Republicans to get it done.
Who didn’t see this coming besides the unions?.......
Goodness me, goodness me, Industrial Disease
Nor do they make errors or intentionally sabotoge cars.
Fewer works, but guaranteed same quality.
Nah. They will just continue covertly sabotaging cars on the assembly line and think they are getting one over on management while actually driving their few customers away.
That ship has sailed. No way would I buy a Ford, GM or Stellantis product in this day and age. No chance. cars are expensive and I don’t throw money away on fall apart junk.
First robot labor strike happens in 2080.
Unfortunate for those who lost their jobs but automation has been happening for more than 50 years and isn’t going to stop.
They are sympatico with demonicRATS. They say they are for affordability but their policies result in the exact opposite. The only people who truly benefit from Unions and demonicRAT policies are Union officials and demonicRAT politicians.
Beats the heck out of the plant going to Mexico and have ZERO jobs.
Vote harder for Biden, Kamala and Whitmer.
Same quality and the price will still go up when in reality it should come down.
Yep. That’s the choice. Automate and get more efficient or die.
Or sabotage.
Maybe they should try using robots to negotiate with the union.
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