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REPORT: GM planning up to nine-week summer shutdowns

This is what bringing a behemoth back down to the proper size looks like. General Motors is looking for every way to conserve its ever thinning supply of money, and while April sales were better, the overall picture is decidedly grim. In a move to conserve resources and hopefully help clear up any inventory buildups, AFP is reporting that The General plans to idle most of its domestic plants this summer – for as long as nine weeks. GM is expected to let its employees know first before any official statements are made, but it is believed ... Read more →

GM confirms 10,000 more salaried employees to go this year, plus pay cuts Sam Abuelsamid

The pain just keeps on coming for workers at General Motors. The company confirmed this morning that it will eliminate 10,000 salaried positions around the world before the end of this year. That will ...

GM cutting more white-collar jobs and employee benefits John Neff

Back in July, General Motors announced its plan to reduce salary spending by 20% and its white-collar workforce by 15% or 5,100 jobs. Those workers are out of a job on November 1st, but a new round ...

GM laying off 1,500 workers at three plants Jeremy Korzeniewski

The old equation holds true: fewer cars sold means fewer workers required to assemble them. This basic truth has been proven once again with GM's announced lay-offs of some 1,500 hourly workers, The ...

GM to cut 5,000 salaried workers Jeremy Korzeniewski

General Motors is looking to reduce its salaried (read: non-unionized) workforce by 5,000 employees by the end of the year, leaving the beleaguered automaker with 27,000 white-collar jobs in total. ...

GM announces layoffs for 340 Ohio workers 1 year ago on Autoblog

Beginning in January 2008 GM will start cutting back production at its Moraine, Ohio plant. The plant produces mid-size SUVs such as the Chevy TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy, Isuzu Ascender and Saab 9-7X. Sales have decreased on all the models, leading to the inevitable cutbacks and GM's announcement that ...

UPDATE: GM will cut pickup truck production 2 years ago on Autoblog

We told you Monday that GM was considering cutting truck production at its Pontiac Assembly Center, and today it became official. Production of full-size GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado pickups will be cut from 54.5 an hour to 45 an hour starting in September. The plant employs 2,800 hourly workers ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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