GM cuts 300 MORE jobs and shuts down plant
General Motors is axing 300 positions and closing a Georgia tech hub, the company confirmed to the Daily Mail on Tuesday.
The news comes after GM — the maker of Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick cars — issued 200 additional pink slips at its technical center in Warren, Michigan.
It also comes after the company stopped production at its Canadian facilities that built its electric panel van, Brightdrop. 950 staffers were placed on temporary leave.
GM's job cuts are the latest in a string of billion-dollar companies slashing white-collar jobs in the US.
The Georgia facility first opened in 2013 to focus on in-car software and dealership data. At its peak, the center employed around 900 people.
The company tells the Daily Mail that remaining workers will be offered positions at other US IT hubs or will work remotely.
A GM spokesperson said the latest decision isn't directly tied to AI replacing workers. The facility is expected to hit the market for sale next month.
Tuesday's layoffs also come as GM's sales this year have been through the roof. Last week, the company posted an 8 percent sales increase compared to the same quarter last year, including a massive 105 percent surge in EV sales.
General Motors is America's largest car company, selling 2.7million vehicles each year. The company's stock is up 46 percent in the past six months
The company's stock price has risen more than 46 percent in the past six months, including a 13 percent spike since September.
GM and its Detroit nemesis, Ford, have been on a continued Wall Street win streak since April, when their shares were crashing after President Donald Trump unveiled steep automotive and aluminum tariffs.
Investors have been bullish on GM's approach to AI, including its deployment of manufacturing 'co-bots' that are expected to work with human workers on manufacturing floors, and upcoming vehicle innovations.
Last week, at a press event attended by the Daily Mail, the automaker unveiled a slate of new technologies coming to its future cars, including 'eyes off' self-driving.
But the updated software has ruffled feathers: customers have spoken out against the automaker after it unveiled that the new tech systems would replace Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Both systems, which mirror a driver's phone interface on the dashboard, let users safely access apps like Google Maps, Messages, and Spotify while driving.
They're extremely popular.
A July study by AutoPacific found that more than 60 percent of shoppers wouldn't buy a car without either system.
GM stopped Canadian production of the Brightdrop - the automaker's EV startup that focused on commercial vans - after shoppers turned to established competitors like Ford's E-Transits, Rivian's EDV, and Ram's ProMaster EV
GM's CEO, Mary Barra, has been on a tech blitz, unveiling a series of upcoming technologies for the automaker's upcoming products and factories
GM's job cuts add to a bleak outlook for Americans seeking new roles. Layoffs have risen 140 percent from a year ago, even though corporate earnings are strong and stocks are on a record pace.
This morning, Amazon issued 14,000 pink slips to white collar staffers as it turned to AI.
'Some may ask why we're reducing roles when the company is performing well,' Beth Galetti, an HR lead at Amazon, wrote in a public note.
'What we need to remember is that the world is changing quickly. This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we've seen since the internet, and it's enabling companies to innovate much faster than ever before.'
Companies like Target, Procter & Gamble, and Walmart have slashed thousands of mid-level corporate jobs this year.
Staff cuts have been even more pronounced in the tech sector, as firms increasingly replace human employees with hyper-intelligent machines.
Microsoft, one of the leading firms investing in AI, is expected to lay off thousands of employees next month as it shifts resources toward deeper investments.
And Intel — which makes processors that power millions of Dell, HP, and Lenovo computers — will slash 25,000 jobs this year as it battles to turn around its flagging fortunes.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently said the quiet part out loud: the technology will uproot thousands of Americans from their jobs.
