Summary
General Motors is laying off workers at its Ohio and Detroit plants due to a decrease in demand for electric vehicles. The layoffs are partly because of recent policy changes that removed consumer tax credits for electric cars. Despite these changes, GM plans to keep a strong presence in the U.S.
Key Facts
- General Motors is cutting 550 jobs and temporarily laying off 850 workers at its Lordstown, Ohio battery plant.
- GM is also cutting about 1,200 jobs at its assembly plant in Detroit.
- The layoffs are due to a drop in demand for electric vehicles.
- The drop in demand followed the end of the $7,500 consumer tax credits for electric car buyers.
- Electric vehicle sales have decreased by 74% from their high point in 2025.
- President Donald Trump had previously supported the Ohio plant, promising to save jobs there.
- The plant was initially an auto assembly location but was converted into a battery plant in 2022.
