Wednesday, May 08, 2019


Here's where GM layoffs stand after stunning blow to factory workers

By the end of April, GM had transferred about 1,305 of the nearly 2,800 affected to jobs at its other U.S. plants, said company spokesman Dan Flores. Here is the breakdown: 593 workers transferred from Detroit-Hamtramck after Chevrolet Volt and Buick LaCrosse production ceased. from Lordstown Assembly in Ohio.






GM's Ohio Plant Sale Plan Draws Trump's Praise, UAW's Skepticism

The discussions with Workhorse Group Inc., which makes plug-in pickups and all-electric delivery vans, and an affiliated new entity could bring “significant” production and assembly jobs to the Lordstown manufacturing complex, GM said in a statement Wednesday. The United Auto Workers union is skeptical, calling for the company to keep operating the plant. Trump preempted the announcement by more than an hour, writing in a tweet Wednesday that the sale to Workhorse will 

GM announces new manufacturing jobs coming to Dayton-area plant

Automotive giant General Motors announced Wednesday it is creating hundreds of manufacturing jobs and investing millions of dollars in three Ohio cities, including a Dayton-area community. Manufacturing investments totaling $700 million will help expand GM's operations in Moraine, Toledo and Parma — creating 450 new jobs in these cities, the company stated in a news release. quot;The U.S. economy and our core business are strong, so we can expand our commitment to U.S. manufacturing and Ohio and create job opportunities for our employees," said GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra.






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