GM cutting hundreds of salaried IT workers as it trims costs, evaluates needs

DETROIT – Common Motors is shedding hundreds of salaried staff in its data expertise operations as the automaker reevaluates its workforce needs and cuts prices, CNBC has realized.

The worldwide reductions started Monday and can affect about 500 to 600 staff, largely in Austin, Texas, and Warren, Michigan, in response to an individual acquainted with the plans who was not approved to talk publicly concerning the layoffs.

GM confirmed the cuts, which have been first reported by Bloomberg Information, however declined to offer particular particulars concerning the actions.

“GM is reworking its Info Know-how group to raised place the corporate for the longer term. As half of that work, we’ve made the troublesome choice to eradicate sure roles globally. We’re grateful for the contributions of the workers affected and are dedicated to supporting them via this transition,” the automaker mentioned in an emailed assertion.  

GM reported using about 68,000 salaried workers globally as of the top of final yr, together with 47,000 white-collar staff within the U.S.

Regardless of Monday’s cuts, GM continues to be hiring IT workers. The corporate has 82 open IT positions that embrace jobs working in synthetic intelligence, motorsports and autonomous automobiles, in response to the Detroit automaker’s careers web site.

GM lately has routinely reevaluated its salaried workforce, based mostly on anticipated needs and talent units. In October, the corporate laid off greater than 200 Pc-Aided Design, or CAD, engineers attributable to “enterprise circumstances.”