General Motors is laying off thousands of workers at several electric vehicle and battery plants in the US. According To multiple shops,
About 1,200 workers at the company’s EV factory in Detroit, Michigan are being placed on “indefinite layoff.” Further cutbacks and temporary layoffs are being made at GM’s Ultium cell battery factories in Ohio and Tennessee. GM will also idle those battery factories starting January 5. According to the Wall Street JournalWith plans to resume production in mid-2026.
The job cuts come just days after GM announced it was laying off some of its white-collar workers and announcing a loss of $1.6 billion. Reworks its electric vehicle plans,
GM also recently finished Its BrightDrop commercial electric van program. The company – and many of its rivals – are placing less emphasis on EVs in the United States following the loss of federal tax credits and the easing of regulatory restrictions on internal combustion vehicles.
