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A few days ago, according to foreign media reports, due to the impact of Hurricane "Heleni" on suppliers, General Motors of United States suspended the production of two factories that assemble high-profit large pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). This situation has raised market concerns about GM's future production and profitability.
Source: Foreign media reports
Combined with data, in the third quarter of this year, GM delivered a total of 659601 new cars in United States, a year-on-year decrease of 2.2%; Among them, the sales of electric vehicles were 32,195 units, an increase of 60% year-on-year and 46% month-on-month. According to General Motors, more than 50% of EV buyers are new to the brand.
"General Motors temporarily lays off two-thirds of its workforce at a plant in the United States"
It is worth mentioning that in September this year, foreign media reported that General Motors would temporarily fire two-thirds of the workers at the Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas, United States.
"GM is investing about US$390 million (about 2.75 billion yuan) in the Fairfax assembly plant to increase production of the new Chevrolet Bolt E," GM said in a statement. To facilitate the installation of the new tools, employees will be temporarily laid off until production resumes in mid-2025. ”
It is understood that a total of 1,695 people will be laid off this time, and the first round will start on November 18, including the temporary dismissal of 686 full-time employees and the dismissal of 250 temporary employees. The second round of layoffs, which will begin on January 12 next year, will result in the temporary dismissal of 759 full-time workers.