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Crisis Continues: GM Lays Off 3,600 Amid Grim Outlook
The day of bad news continues with the American auto industry...
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November 7, 2008



CAMI Plant (Equinox/Torrent Plant) Eliminates Entire Shift--470 jobs gone

Oshawa Loses 500 Jobs; Impala Production Cut 20%

Lordstown Assembly (Cobalt/G5) Laying Off 1,000; Keeping Three Shifts

1,600 Positions Removed at Hamtramck, Pontiac, Wilmington Assembly Plants

Layoff Breakdown:

• CAMI Assembly (Ingresoll, Ontario): 470 [Builds Chevrolet Equinox, Pontiac Torrent, Suzuki XL7]
• Oshawa Assembly (Oshawa, Ontario): 500 (temporary) [Builds: Chevrolet Impala, Buick LaCrosse]
• Lordstown Assembly (Lordstown, OH): 1,000-1,100 [Builds: Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5]
• Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly (Detroit, MI): 500 [Builds: Cadillac DTS, Buick Lucerne]
• Pontiac Truck Assembly (Pontiac, MI): 700 [Builds: Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, metal fabrication]
• Wilmington Assembly (Wilmington, DE): 400 [Builds: Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky, Opel GT]

TOTAL: ~3,570