It is not an easy time for General Motors, which has to face a series of difficulties between recalls and potential layoffs. Let’s start with this second scenario, the most humanly complex one to manage: it seems that the American giant is intending to lay off just under 1,700 employees of its plant in Fairfax Assembly in Kansasin the United States precisely. The indiscretion, reported by several sources close to the matter, was also confirmed by a GM spokesperson.
General Motors in trouble
These layoffs will take place according to a precise scheme which includes a double “round”: the first will begin on November 18th and will affect 686 full-time workers and 250 temporary workers, and the second, which will begin on January 12th of next year, will instead impact 759 full-time workers, who will be temporarily laid off. Let us remember that only last May General Motors had announced that it would suspend production of the Cadillac XT4 from January of next year in Kansas with consequent temporary layoffs of production employees until operations resume in late 2025, for the Bolt EV and XT4 on the same assembly line.
Between layoffs…
“As previously announced in May, GM is investing approximately 390 million dollars at the Fairfax assembly site to implement production of the new Chevrolet Bolt EV – a GM spokesman said in a statement emailed to Reuters – To facilitate the installation of new tools, employees will be put in temporary redundancy fund until production resumes in mid-2025.”
…and recalls
In addition to the layoffs, as mentioned, there are recalls: General Motors is in fact recalling approximately 450,000 Pick-ups and SUVs in the United States due to a low brake fluid warning light that could potentially not work. The NHTSA has ordered the recall from General Motors. models Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, all built for 2023 or later.
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