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G.M. Will Cut 1,750 Jobs in Electric Vehicle Business (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 1 day ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/usa@midwest.social

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The layoffs at factories in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee follow the elimination of a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric cars.

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[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

am i misremembering or did a few other major companies announce massive layoffs recently as well? shit is escalating.

[–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah it was like 100k people this week. Amazon, UPS, and a few others

[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 1 points 19 hours ago

...damn. they really want AI to replace us now, not later. they're cutting us out and investing more.

[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

General Motors plans to lay off 1,750 workers indefinitely in the coming months and an additional 1,670 temporarily as it reduces electric vehicle production, the automaker said on Wednesday.

damn. this is going to impact 3,420 jobs.