General Motors will lay off employees from its plant. General Motors has announced that it will lay off about 1,700 employees from its Kansas plant. The company is going to cut the jobs of 1,695 employees at its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas.
The company spokesperson has confirmed the layoffs in a news report. The job cuts will happen in two phases. The first phase of the cuts will start from November 18 this year. According to a Reuters report, the first phase of layoffs is likely to temporarily affect 686 full-time employees and 250 temporary employees are likely to lose their jobs.
The report states that the second phase of job cuts will begin from January 12, 2025, with 759 full-time employees being temporarily affected. Earlier in May, the company had announced a halt to the production of the Cadillac XT4 in Kansas after January 2025. This will result in the reduction of jobs of production employees until manufacturing resumes on the same assembly line for both the Bolt EV and the XT4 by the end of 2025.
Citing an emailed statement by the spokesperson, the report said, “As announced earlier in May, GM is investing approximately $390 million at our Fairfax Assembly Plant to increase production of the new Chevrolet Bolt EV. To facilitate the installation of new equipment, employees will be temporarily furloughed until production resumes in mid-2025,” the spokesperson added.
It is noteworthy that in August this year, the company had cut the jobs of more than 1,000 salaried employees globally. The layoffs affected about 600 people at the company’s technical campus near Detroit, as the company was trying to streamline operations and increase efficiency. The company said, “As we are building the future of GM, we must simplify for speed and excellence, make bold choices, and prioritize investments that will have the greatest impact.” These layoffs were mainly focused on the software and service division.
