Detroit automaker General Motors announced its third round of layoffs in the past five days, as the company continues to scale back electric vehicle production.
According to local media outlet Detroit News, the new job cut affects about 1,200 workers, as the company switches to a single-shift only production at its electric plant in Detroit.
GM stated on Wednesday that the layoffs come “in response to slower near-term EV adoption and an evolving regulatory environment.”
A spokesperson further noted that “about 2,000” employees will be kept at the Detroit factory — which will be closed from November 24 to January 5.
“Despite these changes, GM remains committed to our U.S. manufacturing footprint, and we believe our investments and dedication to flexible operations will make GM more resilient and capable of leading through change,” the company added.
Detroit News also reports that Ultium Cells will cut 550 jobs and furlough 850 workers in Ohio and 700 workers in Tennessee.
This Monday, the company further disclosed that it is closing its Georgia IT Innovation Center, eliminating 300 more roles.
Additionally, GM cut late last week 200 jobs at its Michigan Tech Center.
The company explained that the firings were due to “business conditions” and not performance-related.
In total, about 1,700 GM employees have been affected by the layoffs over the last few days.
Last week, GM reported better-than-expected financial results for the third quarter, which led the company to raise its guidance for the full year 2025.
A week before posting its quarterly results, GM warned that its third quarter financial results had been impacted by a $1.6 billion loss from its EV strategy change.
In a new update at its third quarter earnings call, the Detroit automaker said it is also shutting down production of the BrightDrop electric delivery van.
The impact of the decision has not been reflected in the third quarter financial results, with the company stating that its “actions on BrightDrop and our ongoing work to reset our capacity will cause us to recognize a charge in the fourth quarter.”
A year ago, General Motors cut about 1,000 jobs, most of them in the US, amid cost reduction efforts.
It had been its third workforce reduction in four months, following layoffs of over 1,000 employees in its software department and approximately 1,700 workers in September at a manufacturing plant in Kansas.
