The GM to a maximum restructuring

DRASTIC MEASURES – 2019 will not be an easy year for the General Motors, which announced in the last hours a major reorganization plan and intended to "cut out" models deemed no longer fundamental, as part of a strategy that will lead it to invest more resources in electric cars and unmanned driving technologies. The decision caused a sensation because it will affect thousands of workers and seven factories (only five in North America): in fact, production next year will be interrupted. five institutions: from Lordstown, Hamtramck and Oshawa (Canada), while those from Baltimore and Warren have no engine attributed to 2019 concluded. GM also announced the end of production in two other factories outside of North America.

6 BILLION YEARS OF SAVINGS – the renovation this will also have a significant impact on workers. according to Associated pressin fact, the house could lay off or transfer about 6,000 workers and offer mobility incentives to 8,100 employees or managers, who together represent just under 10% of the workforce of the GM in North America. The manufacturer has planned to spend between $ 3 and $ 3.8 billion to implement this "Tears and Blood" plan, but hopes to save $ 6 billion by the end of 2020. Mary Barra, the number one of General Motors, he explained that he had the intention to dialogue with the unions to go against the workers, even if the workers' representatives had promised battle.

THE BERLIN DECLINE – The production stop in the factories of Lordstown, Hamtramck and Oshawa "condemns" the four-door sedan Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Cruze and Cadillac CT6, but, according to rumors, the Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Impala and Volt. Sedans of this type no longer meet the tastes of Americans and are experiencing a phase of declineso much so that in the first nine months of 2018, only 31% of new cars sold were four-door sedans (50% in 2012). The Cruze, for example, saw its sales decrease by 27% between January and September. the GM therefore, he no longer believes in these models and intends to allocate more resources to other areas, starting with electric cars and autopilot. Ford has also announced plans to cut sedans in North America.