As reported a few months ago, GM will shut down two sport-utility manufacturing plants today. One, in Dayton, OH, employed 1,080 hourly employees and produced the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy and Saab 9-7X. The other, located in Janesville, WI, employed 1,200 and produced the GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Tahoe. GM had planned to shut down both plants in 2010, but moved the dates forward as the economy plummeted.
This is only the first of some drastic steps for the General, as we reported in early December. GM also plans to cut shifts at three North American factories and lay off 2,000 employees.
Source: The Detroit News