Daily Media Summary (25 Sources) Wall Street Journal GM’s Plan to Cut Jobs and Plants Draws Fire Trump presses GM CEO to stop producing in China and quickly replace Ohio factory tagged for closure Source Link:... — read more 

GM's IT Executive Team has had over six years to streamline and improve internal processes and they have done a very poor job (at best). Now, the quick fix is to ax 30% of the workforce without addressing the underlying problems. It may look good on... — read more 

Anyone from Lordstown here?

Any news on some potential layoff impacts on the IT operations in Warren and M---ord, MI?

What's behind GM's layoffs? Disclaimer: I do not work for GM or any other company in the industry. Just curious about what's driving the big reorg and huge job cuts.

Announcement tomorrow https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/canada/2018/11/25/1_4191935.amp.html

It's official, layoffs on the way, and if you think it will stop with 3k you probably still believe in Santa Claus. This is the start of something MUCH bigger, and somehow involves the switch to electric vehicles, robo-workers, the complete... — read more 

With drive to cut costs how many plants will close? I'm guessing three or four. With lordstown and defiance at top of list.

I know some were hoping the talks of major layoffs were overblown and that enough people would have accepted the voluntary buyout to save us any major cut, but now we know the truth. With only around 4,000 people ready to leave, there are 3,000 more... — read more 

While executives pat each other on the back and talk positively about GM's future as a technology company relatively new employees in IT are wondering if they will have a job come Christmas. Extreme cost cutting measures have begun and many believe... — read more 

They will start chopping heads, because rest assured, they need to get rid of 18k people and they will one way or another. Just the beginning folks. We are now well into a downturn.

You know it's bad when the company has to cut costs by discontinuing projects they've already started. This means their forecasts were wrong and sales/profits are significantly below estimates, despite the usual propaganda all companies put out about... — read more 

BoD needs to fire phony Mary Barra. How can GM have the need to lose more than a third of their employees? Overhiring? Poor products? Missed markets? This announcement will certainly cause turmoil among the employees. Lots of backstabbing. Return of... — read more 

I just do not see how is this going to happen, there is no way 18k people will sign up... We'll see what happens, I think there will be massive layoffs soon - similar to what Ford is planning.

Do you predict that there will be General Motors Layoffs in 2019?

Close to 600 workers accepted General Motors' offer for early retirement or buyout. This will at least reduce the number of people who will be laid off who don't want to be laid off. It's something, I guess... — read more 

Adding jobs. Preserving jobs. This is good... http://news.wbfo.org/post/gms-tonawanda-engine-plant-be-first-producing-new-advanced-engine

They drug test everywere else if they did that at lordstown they would only have two people working there no wonder that car s---s.

Within days of announcing the elimination of an entire shift and 1,500 jobs at the giant Lordstown, Ohio assembly plant, General Motors announced that its subsidiary, known as the Lordstown GM Subsystems Manufacturing LLC, will be hiring low-paid... — read more 

Nearly 1,500 people might be laid off from Ohio plant. And I'm pretty sure this is just the beginning and many other locations will also be hit in the coming months. Could be wrong, but I doubt it... — read more 

All automakers have now resorted to a tactic where they have had to buy back many vehicles from their dealers due to massive channel stuffing, which is forcing their dealers to buy far more vehicles than they want. Well dealers finally had enough and... — read more 

general motors is ruled by the atmosphere and expectations of mediocrity... do your job but no need to stand out... no need to do something better or quicker... the goal is to hit metrics for the week/month/quarter... producing something innovative... — read more 

Don't make the same mistake I and a few others made... GM's recruiting policies are downright deceitful. Pay structure they promise during the interview doesn't exist. There is pay base (which is rather low) and pretty much no opportunity to earn... — read more 

I'm sick and tired of blatant nepotism going on at General Motors! People who deserve to be promoted are continually being passed over by people who are good friends with the management, or in some cases even their family! HR department is useless... — read more 

We've made progress in the past few years, but there are still holdovers who subscribe to old GM mentality that put us in the perilous position we are in right now. These pockets of holdovers are still resistant to change which we sorely need. If we... — read more 

if you read reports do not trust the 200 number they are floating around - that's just detroit - the overall number is about 1500 and that number is the number they should be publishing. for whatever reason, the news outlets picked this 200 number... — read more 

Everyone is affected. Everyone is slowing down. Things are not good and no matter how hard the Union tries to paint a rosy picture the fact is - PEOPLE are losing jobs. Not only at GM, it's across the board - every single company is affected. The... — read more 

It seems recovery is a forgone conclusion by now. Production at Detroit sedan assembly plant is being scaled back, to the tune of 200 lost jobs. Anybody knows what kind of a severance package will be offered to those being let go?... — read more 

Spring Hill Plant Layoff Updates: GM to lay off 680 employees at its Spring Hill plant effective Nov. 27 2017... Sales down. WARN filed with the state... The plant has 4000 workers... — read more 

Things are shifting in Flint. We'll see how GM reacts and how things develop over here... It already trickles down... http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2017/09/strike_at_general_motors_plant.html GM officials said last week they are cutting... — read more 

More layoffs are happening: A spokesman for Canada’s Unifor union, which represents workers at a General Motors transmission factory in Ontario, said 255 of the 350 employees would be laid off temporarily. Source:... — read more 

General Motors is not slowing down with layoffs, as it seems - 255 more are being let go. Layoff notices have been handed out to hundreds of workers at the General Motors transmission-making factory in St. Catharines, Ont., as effects spread from a... — read more 

Does someone have any updates here on GM Wentzville layoffs? THere is nothing in the news.

The way company's have been treating employees all across the board lately, it's good to see some actually fight back. Good luck, I hope you come out victorious from this!... — read more 

To be honest, this one really does not seem to be our fault... http://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/08/24/12-companies-laying-off-the-most-workers-in-2017/3/

What are the executive plans as it relates to layoffs? Has anything been announced?

Sales are crashing hard, dealer inventories are all time high. They lie when they tell us the layoffs are temporary.

Things are not looking up at GM, at all - Chevy Bolt plant shutdown is getting extended with many more locations closing for a limited time and those already closed having their time off prolonged. This will hit employees hard... — read more 

Not selling cars eh. Wonder why. If people can't find employment how does inventory turnover? Screw companies who won't hire experienced people. The government programs that employed people will fund will cover those who can't get hired by moronic... — read more