Ranking will be done for all groups under the director, by the director. Your manager and senior manager will not choose the 5%. It will not occur at the individual group level. Example: If your team has 10 people in it and all are at or above... — read more
U.S. Auto Safety Regulators Probe Nearly 900,000 GM Vehicles For Engine Failure
Engine failures in almost 900,000 GM vehicles are being probed by the Feds, according to a new report from the New York Post. U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating 877,710 General Motors vehicles with L87 V8 engines, including the popular... — read more
EV mandate dead; who saw that coming?
DEI will be next in corporations, as they follow Trump’s rollback of DEI in the government.
Michiganders
See your old job on guestworkervisas.com
Zuck and Mary Think Alike
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intensity-meta-employees-react-plans-194046381.html
Expect a very strong bonus
GM posts 4% sales growth in 2024, as market share keeps expanding Fri, January 3, 2025 General Motors had a strong 2024, growing U.S. sales and market share with a redesigned portfolio of both electric and gas-powered vehicles. For the year, GM... — read more
Consumer Reports shows quality of all GM brands below Hyundai
https://newatlas.com/automotive/subaru-most-reliable/
GM To Contribute $1M, Provide Vehicles To Trump Inauguration
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/12/gm-to-contribute-1m-provide-vehicles-to-trump-inauguration/
The 'godfather of EVs' explains why China is winning the race to go electric — and why hybrids are a 'fool's errand'
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/godfather-evs-explains-why-china-105502933.html
Biden makes it easier for companies to bring in foreign workers
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5044033-dhs-h-1b-visa-program-biden-uscis-immigration-system/
A means to an end
Employers see you as a means to an end. All of the "family" and "work life balance" talk is complete BS. If you log into Linkedin right now, your feed might be loaded with really bad stories about working long hours (unpaid/salary), being mistreated... — read more
Sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies
Exclusive: Trump transition team plans sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-trump-transition-team-plans-110703323.html Trump vowed to ease regulations on fossil-fuel cars and roll back what he... — read more
Next year: 5 days a week/10 hour days
The cleaning staff will be exhausted. We will run out of toilet paper in 2 days.
GM shutting down Cruise
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/10/gm-cruise-scraps-robotaxi/
GM needs a vanity project to rival the Ford train station. How about the Ren Cen?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rebirth-of-detroits-michigan-central-train-station-serves-as-symbol-of-citys-comeback
Nissan's "colossal misstep in reading the room, specifically, skipping over hybrids while doubling down on EVs." Reminds you of GM's poor bet.
GM made the same mistake thanks to their poor leadership led by the evil Mary Barra who is laser focused on enriching herself and her elite with that sweet salary/bonus of $6+ millions and millions $$$ in stock options on your expense by selling you... — read more
How many would quit?
If GM mandated a 5 day, in-office work week starting January 2025, what percentage do you think would quit? I'm talking about a no-compromise, 5 day week with core hours. 1%? 5%? You don't show, you get fired like it was February 2020. What if GM... — read more
1000 people laid-off
"In order to win in this competitive market, we need to optimize for speed and excellence" These "win" statements make me cringe. Knowing how these layoffs work, there are two outcomes: employees left behind absorb the work, or they just rehire for... — read more
GM to take more than $5 billion in charges on China operations
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-more-5-billion-charges-113518512.html DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors (GM) told shareholders on Wednesday that it would record two non-cash charges totaling more than $5 billion on its joint venture in China, one... — read more
GM becoming more like Ford, day after day. GM Recalls Another 130,000 of their bucket of bolt GM Trucks for Tailgates That Fall Open
Not Again: GM Recalls Another 130,000 of their bucket of bolt Trucks for Tailgates That Fall Open It expands on a larger recall for heavy-duty versions of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra issued early this year. In February 2024, General Motors... — read more
Another GM recall
https://www.livenowfox.com/news/gm-recall-132000-trucks-concerns-tailgate-unlatching Looks like a design/engineering failure.
"GM CEO Mary Barra’s and Dan Gilbert’s Insatiable Greed to Fleece Michigan Taxpayers"
Record profits every year in GM yet they want the Michigan tax payers including the ones they fired to pay $250 million from their... — read more
The HR playbook explained
But then we already knew all of this: ⬇️ https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/business/ways-employers-make-workers-quit/index.html
GM is trying to shake down taxpayers. Socialize the losses. Privatize the gains.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2024/12/01/gm-tear-down-rencen-towers-subsidies-rejected/76658555007/
Explosion at General Motors facility caused damage to nearby homes
Explosion at General Motors facility caused damage to nearby homes https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/11/explosion-fire-at-general-motors-facility-caused-damaged-to-nearby-homes.html
Trump’s Tariffs Would Deal a Big Blow to the Auto Industry
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/business/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-cars.html
GM Cadillac F1 team cost is the reason for the recent 1000 layoffs?
"GM and TWG will pay an anti-dilution fee of $450m (£358m) to secure the entry." The dollar cost to start and run an F1 team will be extremely high. Hundreds of millions $. Therefore, is this the reason why GM and soulless Mary Barra are busy laying... — read more
"GM Under CEO Mary Barra is an Undeniably Soulless and Dishonest Company"
https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/32552/starkman_gm_under_ceo_mary_barra_is_an_undeniably_soulless_and_dishonest_company
Layoff GM CEO
CEO is been in place for the last 10 years GM E hummer result failure E Silverado result no one wants it Bolt result t urd on wheels Hybrid vehicles result failure GM software/ui result failure GM china total failure... — read more
Former GM Fairfax employee offers perspective as plant begins layoffs
https://www.newsbreak.com/kshb-41-action-news-563657/3686411774575-former-gm-fairfax-employee-offers-perspective-as-plant-begins-layoffs
VSP 2025
Hearing rumors about a VSP in 2025. Is there any merit to this? It appears the gm subreddit mods are deleting comments related to this, whatever that means.
GM's stock is not elevated post layoff
GM stock is at $55.49 today Thursday, 11/20. On Friday 11/15 (the day of the layoff), it was $57.53. The MACD shows negative growth and the stock itself is about to break below resistance. If it breaks below it and continues, it may experience a big... — read more
Where have laid off people gone?
Where have the people who got laid off over the past few years ended up? The job market in Detroit is apocalyptic. Do people leave SE Michigan?
So sorry guys
Godspeed to all affected.
This wasn't exactly unexpected
I hope everybody was prepared and already had all their ducks in a row. We all knew something like this was coming before the end of the year.
GM’s robot car unit Cruise will pay $500,000 over falsified crash report
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/11/14/cruise-gm-doj-pay-criminal-charges/ Self-driving car developer and GM subsidiary Cruise admitted Thursday to withholding key details about a horrific 2023 crash “with the intent to impede... — read more
GM cuts 1,000 jobs globally, mostly salaried but some hourly, in move to gain efficiency
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2024/11/15/gm-cuts-jobs-hourly-employees-global-technical-center-warren/76329328007/
General Motors laying off nearly 1,000 white collar workers
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/general-motors-lays-off-about-1000-workers/ General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global automobile market. The workers, mostly white... — read more
Tariff triggered layoffs: Nissan
Nissan said yesterday morning they will cut 9k jobs in anticipation of tariffs 🇺🇸/ 🇯🇵 on imported cars 🚗- others will follow for sure - trade wars on a massive scale are about to start