General Motors is laying off 1,314 personnel at two of its Michigan factories due to the imminent death of the Camaro and delays in developing the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV.

The job cuts will start off from January 1, 2024, with 945 workers becoming axed from GM’s Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township. These cuts stick to GM’s announcement in October that production of the Silverado EV and Sierra EV would be delayed by a year, forcing the organization to idle the factory and transfer some 1,000 workers to other GM facilities across the state.

GM confirmed the cuts in a WARN notice filed with the state and received on December six. It says it was unable to give far more sophisticated notice of the layoffs as it was waiting for the new UAW contract to be ratified.

 GM Axes Over 1,300 Jobs At Two Michigan Plants After The End Of The Camaro, EV Delays

“Once ratified, we had to identify the structural changes to the workforce at the Orion Subsystem facility with the inclusion of Subsystems into the bargaining unit, and determine what layoffs were required by the structural changes,” GM confirmed. “We are providing as much notice as is practicable under the circumstances.”

Speaking with Auto News, GM spokeswoman Tara Kuhnen mentioned UAW-represented personnel at the Orion Assembly web site will be provided other possibilities in Michigan.

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In addition to the jobs becoming axed at the Orion Assembly facility, some 369 workers at the Lansing Grand River Assembly/Stamping factory will shed their jobs in phases beginning from January 1 with production of the Camaro to finish. Kuhnen noted that these workers will also be provided other operate possibilities.

“GM anticipates having job opportunities for all impacted team members per the provisions of the UAW-GM National Agreement,” Kuhnen mentioned. “Lansing Grand River Assembly will continue producing the Cadillac CT4 and Cadillac CT5.”

 GM Axes Over 1,300 Jobs At Two Michigan Plants After The End Of The Camaro, EV Delays