General Motors (GM) announced it is laying off more than 1,000 salaried employees across its software and service units worldwide. The move comes as part of GM’s efforts to streamline operations and prioritize investments in areas that will have the greatest impact on the company’s future.
The layoffs include roughly 600 jobs at GM’s tech campus near Detroit. GM confirmed that about half of the job cuts are taking place in the United States.
The automaker emphasized that these layoffs are not a result of cost-cutting measures but rather a strategic review of operations following the departure of Mike Abbott, the former executive vice president of software and services. Mike Abbott, who joined GM in 2023 from Apple, left the company in March 2024 due to health reasons.
“As we build GM’s future, we must simplify for speed and excellence, make bold choices, and prioritize the investments that will have the greatest impact,” GM said in a statement.
This round of layoffs follows GM’s previous workforce reductions, including the voluntary departure of approximately 5,000 salaried workers in April 2023 as part of the company’s efforts to achieve a $2 billion cost-cutting target. Earlier in February 2023, GM also cut hundreds of executive-level and salaried jobs.
