GM announces temporary layoffs in Fairfax

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General Motors said Thursday it plans to lay off hundreds of workers at its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, as it ends production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan.

The automaker said 680 factory workers will begin layoffs on November 18. The automaker informed employees of its plan to carry out the phased layoffs earlier this year.

“As previously announced in May, GM is investing approximately $390 million in our Fairfax Assembly Plant to increase production of the new Chevrolet Bolt EV,” GM spokesman Kevin Kelly said in a statement to the Detroit Free Press. “To facilitate the installation of the new tooling, workers will be temporarily laid off until production resumes in mid-2025.”

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General Motors announces hundreds of temporary layoffs at Kansas City plant

General Motors announces that it intends to lay off workers at its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas.

GM announces temporary layoffs of hundreds of workers at Kansas plant

General Motors is temporarily laying off 680 people at its Fairfax plant as it ends production of the Malibu to make room for the all-electric Bolt.

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