BREAKING G.M. to Stop Production at 5 Plants in U.S. and Canada

[DonViejo]

By Neal E. Boudette
Nov. 26, 2018

General Motors said Monday that it planned to idle three car plants and two transmission plants in a bid to trim costs as the North American auto sector slows.

The plants include a factory in Lordstown, Ohio, that makes the Chevrolet Cruze compact; the Detroit-Hamtramck plant, where the Chevrolet Volt, Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac CT6 are produced; and its plant in Oshawa, Ontario, which makes the Chevrolet Impala. The two transmission plants are in Baltimore and in Warren, Mich.

All five plants will halt production next year. “We are taking this action now while the company and the economy are strong to keep ahead of changing market conditions,” Mary T. Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, said in a conference call.

Some of the plants could resume production, depending on the outcome of contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers union next year.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/business/general-motors-cutbacks.html

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GM to lay off 15 percent of salaried workers, halt production at five plants in U.S. and Canada

By Washington Post Staff November 26 at 10:57 AM

As part of its restructuring plan, General Motors announced Monday that it plans to halt production at plants in Ontario, Canada, Maryland, Ohio and two facilities in Michigan.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/11/26/gm-to-lay-off-15-percent-of-salaried-workers-halt-production-at-five-plants-in-u-s-and-canada/

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Holding the workers hostage again trying to break the union.

When will blue collar workers ever learn, they don't care about you!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

6. They Specifically Mentioned Salaried Workers

While it may be true that there is some union busting element, laying off salaried people is not a sign of that.

[NightWatcher]

2. trump supporters will be burning their mega hats to stay warm this winter

and they'll still love him. Talk about a death cult.

[OnDoutside]

9. Ouch!

[Iliyah]

3. What auto company will close because of tariffs and move to another country.

This has more to do with tariffs than anything else.

[Va Lefty]

4. "so much winning"

[underpants]

5. Just about to post this. Hmmm GM under Obama and GM under Trump

How about that?

Did I see a post about you leaving DU?

[ProfessorGAC]

7. I Thought That Was About DemoTex

Maybe there was another one, but i definitely saw one about DemoTex.

[underpants]

11. Could be my mistake

I did see a DemoTex appreciation thread. First cup of coffee this morning.

[workinclasszero]

8. TRUMP/GOP economic disaster really kicking in now!

The saddest part is many of those soon to unemployed autoworkers swallowed Trump's lies in the presidential election and voted for him.

President Obama saved the auto industry when the GOP wanted it to go under in Bush Jr's great recession.

That should have made Michigan and Ohio a dem stronghold forever but many blue collar folks drank the Fox 'news'/Trump horseshit like the Harley-Davidson workers that used to work in the now shuttered and deserted HD plant in Kansas City.

[pdxflyboy]

10. This feels like 2007....Here we go!