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Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
GM announces layoff of 200 auto workers, unrelated to tariffs, as it adjusts production
General Motors is laying off 200 employees effective Monday at its Factory Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan to ensure production will 'align with market dynamics,' GM said Thursday. The move is not tariff-related, the company confirmed. A person familiar with production plans said that the bulk of the reductions will be in the battery pack manufacturing area, and that the company has no current plans for those jobs to return. The person insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. In case you missed it: GM car buyers most loyal in 2024; Ford wins pickup and SUV categories 'Impacted employees will be placed on a temporary layoff and may be eligible for subpay and benefits in accordance with the GM-UAW national contract,' the company statement said. The jobs are not being eliminated, but the workers will have no definite return date. Factory Zero produces the all-electric Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Hummer EV SUV and pickup, and all-electric Escalade IQ. It employs roughly 4,500 workers, according to the company's site. The news comes days after GM announced it plans to ax its three-row Cadillac XT6 SUV at its Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee and to expand production of the smaller XT5 model through 2026. Planned downtime for Spring Hill will start the week of May 12, the company told employees in a memo obtained by the Free Press. Jackie Charniga covers General Motors for the Free Press. Reach her at jcharniga@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: General Motors to lay off 200 workers in move unrelated to tariffs Sign in to access your portfolio
CBS News
10-04-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
GM will lay off 200 workers at Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly
General Motors will temporarily lay off 200 employees at its Factory Zero in Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. The company says the layoffs are not related to tariffs. The layoffs are effective April 14. "Factory ZERO will adjust production to align with market dynamics," the automaker said in a statement. "Impacted employees will be placed on a temporary layoff and may be eligible for subpay and benefits in accordance with the GM-UAW national contract." Factory ZERO opened in 1985 and employs more than 4,500 workers. It serves as the "launchpad for General Motors' multi-brand all-EV strategy," according to the company's website . The plant produces the Chevrolet Silverado EV, the GMC Sierra Denali, the Cadillac Escalade IQ and the Hummer EV SUV and pickup. On Monday, Jeep-maker Stellantis idled production at plants in Canada and Mexico and temporarily laid off 900 workers at its Warren Stamping and Sterling Stamping plants in Michigan, as well as its Indiana Transmission Plant, Kokomo Transmission Plant and Kokomo Casting Plant. The decision, which was based on tariffs, impacted 4,500 represented Windsor employees.
