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- Factory Zero produces all-electric vehicles Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Hummer EV SUV and pickup and all-electric Escalade IQ.
- There is currently no date set for those workers to return.
- Battery manufacturing jobs at the plant most impacted by the layoffs.
General Motors is laying off 200 employees effective Monday at its Factory Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan to ensure production will “align with market dynamics,” GM said Thursday.
The move is not tariff-related, the company confirmed.
A person familiar with production plans said that the bulk of the reductions will be in the battery pack manufacturing area, and that the company has no current plans for those jobs to return. The person insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
“Impacted employees will be placed on a temporary layoff and may be eligible for subpay and benefits in accordance with the GM-UAW national contract,” the company statement said. The jobs are not being eliminated, but the workers will have no definite return date.
Factory Zero produces the all-electric Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Hummer EV SUV and pickup, and all-electric Escalade IQ. It employs roughly 4,500 workers, according to the company’s site.
The news comes days after GM announced it plans to ax its three-row Cadillac XT6 SUV at its Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee and to expand production of the smaller XT5 model through 2026.
Planned downtime for Spring Hill will start the week of May 12, the company told employees in a memo obtained by the Free Press.
Jackie Charniga covers General Motors for the Free Press. Reach her at jcharniga@freepress.com.
