GM to close 5 plants in North America, cut 15% of salaried workers
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General Motors is set to close five plants in the U.S. and Canada,... and lay off 15-percent of its salaried workers in bid to slash costs.
The automaker also plans to end production of several models to reflect the shift in consumer sentiment for certain types of cars.
Lee Seung-jae reports.
In a shattering announcement Monday,... General Motors announced a major restructuring of its global business that will see it cease production at five facilities in North America.
Plants will be shut Detroit, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada.
Explaining its decision,... GM said the plants produced sedans that have seen a slump in sales, adding it will no longer produce the Chevrolet Volt, Impala and four other models.
Two of the plants made engines and parts for those models.
GM also said it would close three plants outside North America by the end of next year,... one of those being its Gunsan plant in South Korea.
GM's decision will mean lay-offs for up to eight-thousand salaried workers, and six-thousand hourly workers.
The affected workers will either be made redundant or reassigned to other plants.
A quarter of the company's executives are among those affected.
GM's union has vowed to fight,... but observers say the plants will likely be closed for good.
President Trump didn't hide his displeasure over GM's decision,... saying the automaker's CEO Mary Barra must open new plants in the future.
"Well, we don't like it. I believe they will be opening up something else. And, I was very tough. I spoke with her (GM CEO Mary Barra) when I heard they were closing. And I said, 'you know, this country has done a lot for General Motors; you better get back in there soon -- that's Ohio -- and you better get back in there soon."
GM's massive restructuring plan comes as it's set to reinvest money into new technology.
The company's new motto "Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, Zero Congestions" signals it's shifting to self-driving, electric vehicles.
But watchers says the restructuring is also about making cars that consumers want now,... with more and more drivers favoring SUVs and hatchbacks over sedans.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
General Motors is set to close five plants in the U.S. and Canada,... and lay off 15-percent of its salaried workers in bid to slash costs.
The automaker also plans to end production of several models to reflect the shift in consumer sentiment for certain types of cars.
Lee Seung-jae reports.
In a shattering announcement Monday,... General Motors announced a major restructuring of its global business that will see it cease production at five facilities in North America.
Plants will be shut Detroit, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada.
Explaining its decision,... GM said the plants produced sedans that have seen a slump in sales, adding it will no longer produce the Chevrolet Volt, Impala and four other models.
Two of the plants made engines and parts for those models.
GM also said it would close three plants outside North America by the end of next year,... one of those being its Gunsan plant in South Korea.
GM's decision will mean lay-offs for up to eight-thousand salaried workers, and six-thousand hourly workers.
The affected workers will either be made redundant or reassigned to other plants.
A quarter of the company's executives are among those affected.
GM's union has vowed to fight,... but observers say the plants will likely be closed for good.
President Trump didn't hide his displeasure over GM's decision,... saying the automaker's CEO Mary Barra must open new plants in the future.
"Well, we don't like it. I believe they will be opening up something else. And, I was very tough. I spoke with her (GM CEO Mary Barra) when I heard they were closing. And I said, 'you know, this country has done a lot for General Motors; you better get back in there soon -- that's Ohio -- and you better get back in there soon."
GM's massive restructuring plan comes as it's set to reinvest money into new technology.
The company's new motto "Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, Zero Congestions" signals it's shifting to self-driving, electric vehicles.
But watchers says the restructuring is also about making cars that consumers want now,... with more and more drivers favoring SUVs and hatchbacks over sedans.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.