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US-based automobile General Motors handed pink slips to over 1700 workers at its manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio amid the slowdown in the EV market, according to a report of CNBC. While 1200 employees were laid off from Detroit’s electric vehicle plant and 550 cuts at Ohio’s Ultium Cells battery cell plant, 850 temporary employees were also fired from Ohio plant. Moreover, the company also said it would temporarily pause battery cell production at its Ohio and Tennessee plants starting January. The suspension will remain until mid-2026, while upgrading its facilities, according to CNBC report.

In its statement, GM cited the slower near-term EV adoption and an evolving regulatory environment.

The layoffs announced on Wednesday come a week after the comp

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