General Motors shutdowns in North America could hit almost 6,000 workers

by SpeedLux
general motors

General Motors’ plan to shut down three North American assembly plants and two transmission plants in 2019 could affect almost 6,000 workers, according to data on automaker’s media website.

Here are quick details of each plant:

Lordstown (Ohio) Assembly
Opened: 1966
Employment: 1,435 hourly
Product: Chevrolet Cruze
Capacity: 300,000/year
2018 YTD Production (10 mos): 121,666, up 14%

Detroit-Hamtramck (Michigan) Assembly
Opened: 1985
Employment: 1,348 hourly
Products: Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Impala, Cadillac CT6, Buick LaCrosse
Capacity: 230,000
2018 YTD Production: 53,461, down 35%

Oshawa (Ontario) Assembly outside Toronto
Opened: 1953
Employment: 2,522 hourly
Products: Chevrolet Impala, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra
Capacity: 310,000
2018 YTD Production: 55,973, down 60%

Warren (Michigan) Transmission
Opened: 1958
Employment: 265 hourly
Product: car/crossover transmission, hybrid electric drive units

Baltimore (Maryland) Operations
Opened: 2000
Employment: 253 hourly
Product: truck transmissions

SOURCES: General Motors, Automotive News, IHS Markit

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