The worsening U.S. auto sales slump claimed another 2,000 workers Friday as General Motors Corp. announced layoffs at three more car factories.
The company said it will cut shifts at car factories in Lordstown, Ohio; Orion Township, Mich.; and Oshawa, Ontario, starting in February due to slowing demand for their products.
“It’s all market driven, as all of our changes have been of late,” spokesman Chris Lee said.
The layoffs amount to 2.4 percent of GM’s North American blue-collar work force of 84,000. So far this year, GM has announced 11,000 factory worker layoffs in the U.S. (AP)
