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The new engineering analysis covers 286,000 vehicles that were part of NHTSA’s original investigation but weren’t covered under an earlier recall.
The automaker cites cooling demand of electric vehicles for its decision to scale back production, laying off more than 3,400 in the process.
General Motors is confirming that about 1,200 people will be laid off from its Factory ZERO facility spanning parts of Detroit and Hamtramck in January.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is supercharging its investigation into General Motors' 6.2-liter L87 V8 engines in the U.S.after receiving additional complaints of engine bearing failures in vehicles that fall outside the scope of the recall issued earlier this year.
Sterling Anderson, GM's VP of global product and chief product officer, said GM’s software is quickly surpassing that of handheld devices.
NHTSA investigates GM L87 6.2L V8 engine failures in trucks not included in the recent recall. The probe addresses 173 reports of bearing failure.
General Motors is closing its Georgia IT Innovation Center and cutting over 300 jobs as part of a plan to consolidate its technical operations and improve collaboration across key hubs.
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General Motors planning layoffs at local battery plant
In a letter to its shareholders on Oct. 21, GM CEO Mary Barra cited challenges with the end of federal consumer incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles, stating that the company was "reassessing" its EV capacity and manufacturing footprint.
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