New York.- General Motors has begun laying off about 1,700 workers at manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to declining demand for electric vehicles.
The Detroit News reported Wednesday on the cuts, which cover about 1,200 jobs at an all-electric vehicle plant in the Detroit area and 550 workers at Ohio’s Ultium Cells battery cell plant, with hundreds of temporary layoffs scheduled. GM later confirmed the news to The Associated Press.
“In response to slower adoption of electric vehicles in the near term and an evolving regulatory environment, General Motors is realigning its electric vehicle production capacity,” the company said in a statement about the cuts to its all-electric vehicle plant: while maintaining that it “remains committed to our manufacturing presence in the United States.”
GM added that Ultium Cells is also “adjusting production in response to recent changes in customer demand for the plant.” The company said battery cell production in Warren, Ohio, and at a facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee, will be suspended starting in January 2026.
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