(RTTNews) – General Motors Co. plans to lay off more than 1,300 workers at two Michigan auto plants effective Jan. 1, according to company filings with government agencies. The planned job cuts reportedly reflect the end of production of the vehicles produced at these facilities.
According to Michigan State’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications, or WARNs, the automaker will lay off 945 workers at its Lake Orion plant, while 369 workers will be affected at its Lansing Grand River assembly/stamping plant in Lansing, Michigan.
Chevrolet Bolt models produced at the Orion Assembly will end production after this year, with the final production date scheduled for the week of December 18. The company had previously said that the Orion Subsystems facility will continue to operate in a redesign and maintenance phase. capacity after the layoffs.
According to reports, GM will retool the Orion plant to build electric trucks, and the plant is expected to be operational again by the end of 2025.
In addition, GM’s Lansing Grand River Assembly/Stamping will no longer produce the Chevrolet Camaro, but will continue to produce Cadillac sedans.
GM said: “Lansing Grand River Assembly informed employees today that the plant will be adjusting workforce levels due to the end of Camaro production. As a result, approximately 350 employees will be affected beginning January 2. GM expects that there will be employment for all affected team members. according to the provisions of the UAW-GM National Agreement.”
FCA US LLC, affiliated with automaker Stellantis NV, is also laying off 2,453 workers at its Detroit plant, effective Feb. 5, according to Michigan’s WARNs.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.