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GM to lay off 2,000 workers: Report

Nov 9, 2016, 22:56 IST

Mark Reuss, General Motors Executive Vice President of Global Product Development reveals the 2017 GMC Acadia crossover SUV to the news media at the 2016 North American International Auto Show January 12th, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan.Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

General Motors is laying off 2,000 workers at two plants, the Detroit News reported Wednesday.

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GM is cutting workers at Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Lansing, Michigan and its Lordstown Assembly Plant in Warren, Ohio in the first quarter to cut its bloated supply and match it with demand.

To accommodate a "customer shift from cars to crossovers and trucks," GM said it will suspend the third shift of production at both plants in the first quarter of 2017.

The announcement comes the same day GM said it will invest $900 million in three facilities to prep for "future product programs." The investment will go toward the Toledo Transmission Operations in Ohio, Bedford Casting Operations in Indiana, and Lansing Grand River in Michigan, the latter of which is one of the plants facing layoffs.

GM did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

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