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GM pursues winning skill set with big layoffs

Justin Ho Nov 26, 2018
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A sign is viewed at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly as they announced the closing of multiple facilities including this one on November 26, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images

GM pursues winning skill set with big layoffs

Justin Ho Nov 26, 2018
A sign is viewed at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly as they announced the closing of multiple facilities including this one on November 26, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images
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General Motors is shutting down production of some of its less-profitable vehicles, closing some plants and cutting an estimated 14,000 jobs. It will double its investment in autonomous and electric cars in the next two years in an effort to get ahead of major changes in the automotive landscape in America. 

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