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- GM has begun to notify hourly workers of layoffs at five plants in the US and Canada.
- The carmaker has 2,700 positions available at other facilities.
- GM is also providing severance and services to salaried employees facing layoffs or voluntary buyouts.
Last month, General Motors announced that it intended to idle five US and Canadian factories amid a shift in the auto industry away from passenger cars toward SUVs.
The carmaker has begun to notify the federal government of its layoff plans for the plants that won’t have “allocated” production — in other words, no new vehicles or parts to build once current production at the facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, and Canada winds down.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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