Overview
- About 1,200 workers at Detroit’s Factory Zero and 550 at the Ultium Cells plant in Warren, Ohio, were placed on indefinite layoff, according to company confirmations.
- Ultium will also temporarily furlough 850 workers in Ohio and 700 in Spring Hill, Tennessee, as part of a broader production reset.
- Factory Zero will shut down Nov. 24–Jan. 5 for the holidays, then operate on a single shift thereafter.
- Battery cell production in Warren, Ohio, and Spring Hill, Tennessee, will pause beginning January 2026 with operations expected to resume by mid-2026 after upgrades; affected workers may receive SUB pay or partial wages and benefits.
- GM previously disclosed a roughly $1.6 billion charge tied to changes in its EV plans, and the UAW criticized the latest cuts as some outlets tally total impacts at roughly 3,300 when including temporary layoffs.