General Motors plans to lay off 3,400 workers at its electric vehicle facilities, impacting over a thousand employees in Detroit. According to a report from the Detroit News, the layoffs will affect 1,200 workers at the Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, with decisions based on seniority.
Amidst these job cuts, GM has not commented on the situation. However, Jesse Lee, senior advisor for Climate Power, criticized former President Donald Trump for his administration’s efforts to dismantle federal support for electric vehicles. Lee remarked, “Trump’s full-scale assault on clean energy manufacturing is serving Americans with pink slips and skyrocketing energy bills, while giving China a competitive edge in the automotive industry.” He suggested that the Republicans would face consequences in the 2026 midterm elections for supporting these policies.
In addition to the layoffs, GM recently canceled a $55 million hydrogen fuel cell factory project in Detroit, initially expected to create 140 jobs. The decision, as reported by Crain’s Detroit Business, was influenced by insufficient hydrogen infrastructure and a slower transition to electric vehicles. This move coincides with the Department of Energy’s termination of funding for 223 unspecified projects.
This story was originally published by the Michigan Advance, part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
