Lordstown Assembly in Ohio, shown here in 2008, is one of the plants at which General Motors plans to cut production in 2019. Updated at 3:16 p.m. ET
General Motors says it plans to cease production of some models at three vehicle assembly plants in the U.S. and Canada in 2019. It also plans to cut production at two plants in the U.S. that make transmissions. The company said the moves are part of an effort to cut 15 percent of its workforce.
It’s part of a major restructuring that will prioritize the company’s electric and autonomous vehicle programs.
The decision, announced Monday , will impact Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly in Detroit, Lordstown Assembly in Warren, Ohio, and Oshawa Assembly in Oshawa, Ontario. Two transmission plants — one in White Marsh, Md., and another in Warren, Mich. — are also set to stop production.
GM says it is maintaining its profitable lineup of SUVs and trucks but will shift away from some of its smaller vehicles that haven’t seen strong sales.
The company said it plans to halt production of the Chevrolet Cruze at the Lordstown plant in March. In Detroit, it plans to halt production of the Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Volt in March and the Cadillac CT6 and Chevrolet Impala in June. In Ontario, it plans to halt production of the Chevrolet Impala and Cadillac XTS by the final quarter of 2019.
“These tend to be the lower-margin vehicles,” GM Chief Financial Officer Dhivya Suryadevara told reporters.
The company says 5,901 hourly employees and 804 salaried employees work at these plants.”We are announcing the cessation of certain products resulting in a number of plants being without allocated volume to produce,” GM spokesperson Julie Huston-Rough told NPR. She added that shutting down or closing a plant is an issue that must be discussed in negotiations with […]
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