GM Announces Fairfax Temporary Layoffs

Hundreds of employees will be impacted during the transition to electric that requires a great deal of hope.

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General Motors said Thursday it will layoff hundreds of employees at Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, as it ends production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan.

The automaker said 680 employees at the plant will start their layoff on Nov. 18. The automaker told employees of its plan to do phased layoffs earlier this year.

"As previously announced in May, GM is investing approximately $390 million in our Fairfax Assembly Plant to add 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 new tooling, employees will be placed on a temporary layoff until production resumes in mid-2025."

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General Motors announces hundreds of temporary layoffs at Kansas City plant

General Motors announces it plans to lay off employees at its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas.

GM announces temporary layoffs of hundreds at Kansas plant

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

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Nearly 1,700 GM Fairfax workers notified of temporary layoffs during retooling

A $390 million retooling of General Motors' Fairfax Assembly Plant will take the facility into the next era of producing electric vehicles.

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