Major automaker announces HUNDREDS of layoffs at huge plant

General Motors announced that it will lay off about 1,000 of its employees globally - with a majority coming from a Michigan hub. 

The automaker will be letting go of staff from its software and services division after a conducting review to streamline the unit's operations, CNBC reported.

About 600 people from GM's Technical Center in Warren, Michigan will be let go and those affected were notified earlier this week. 

'As we build GM's future, we must simplify for speed and excellence, make bold choices, and prioritize the investments that will have the greatest impact,' a GM spokesperson said in a statement.

General Motors announced that it will lay off about 1,000 of its employees globally - with a majority coming from its Technical Center in Warren, Michigan

The automaker will be letting go of staff from its software and services division after a conducting review to streamline the unit's operations 

'As a result, we're reducing certain teams within the Software and Services organization. We are grateful to those who helped establish a strong foundation that positions GM to lead moving forward.' 

The company stated that the layoffs were not a result of cost-cutting but based on a 'review of operations' following the departure in March of Mike Abbott, executive vice president of software and services, according to Reuters.

The new job cuts represent about 1.3 percent of the company's global salaried workforce of 76,000 as of the end of last year. 

The new job cuts represent about 1.3 percent of the company's global salaried workforce of 76,000 as of the end of last year 

In September 2023, General Motors let go 2,000 employees and closed a Kansas plant, claiming there is 'no work' due to a strike at another plant 

The cuts comes as a high-profile spat between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis over reopening an Illinois factory complex has made its way into the race for U.S. president - potentially leading to a strike against the automaker. 

In a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, union President Shawn Fain accused the company of reneging on promises to restart a now-closed assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, just over an hour northwest of Chicago.

The union won the reopening in contract talks last fall after a six-week strike at multiple factories run by Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis, as well as General Motors, and Ford.