Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown will be idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month's end.that Lordstown along with three plants in the U.S. and one in Canada would close by early next year.
The 6.2 million square foot plant will be placed in a"state of readiness," Flores said, meaning it will be heated and fully maintained to allow for a resumption of operations. A final decision on the plant's future is expected to be made during upcoming contract talks with the United Auto Workers that begin this summer. The UAW's national contract with GM expires in mid-September.
Recently promoted company President Mark Reuss said in January that GM is"looking at a lot of different options for the plant," without providing specifics. When asked whether that means Lordstown could get a new vehicle, he said that hasn't been decided.Reuss also said GM can't keep operating a plant with a slow-selling vehicle like the Cruze, and still have enough money to invest in the future.
I feel terrible for all those people. I've driven past there many times in my life. So very sad for this to happen in Ohio & to those who now have no jobs.
I guess building that Billions $ Plant in China and putting over 6,000 Chinese to work,mean more to GMC than American Workers!
r_rigatony
Who knows what trump has done and going to do to hurt us. I think he works with Russia.
I knew car production wouldn't take off in the us. I wish someone would make cars kinda back in 80s. Im taired og looking at boxs
George Bush announced Auto bailouts and Obama implemented it in March 2009
Better blame Tesla...
realDonaldTrump went bankrupt running casinos...the US is just another failing business he is running into the ground.
companies that have been existing for *decades* are now closing because of realDonaldTrump's destruction of the economy. WinningBigly
Trickle down economics once again pissing in the ear of workers and calling it rain.
The Lordstown plant losing future production is due to the UAW and its insistence on business choking union rules. GM will not allocate new work to locations that refuse to get on board with cost saving easing of work rules.
GM has gone over to the dark side!!
And Trump continues to revitalize the rust belt. Another campaign boast he fails to deliver on.
Trumbull County. They voted for Trump by 30 points. ThoughtsAndPrayers
Of that 1700, probably 1200 voted for 45. Sooo...🤔
Trump's GOPTaxScam is paying these companies to go offshore.
Could be that the UAW priced themselves out of a job? When the average person can’t afford to buy a new car/truck, but the Big3 automakers in the US have to pay exorbitant retirement/benefits/wages, then they pass that on to the consumer. Non UAW plants produce for under $40.
Obama saved the plant, trump closed it.
The secret corrupt history of GM’s Chinese bailout
GM is also manufacturing cars in China with its joint Chinese partners who are owned and controlled by the Chinese government. GM is importing these cars into the US. So the US is subsidizing the Chinese government and creating competition for its own cars.
This is what will bring the Trump followers around. Losing their jobs Losing their homes Losing their life savings Losing their health insurance Losing their 401K when he crashes the market
Too much WINNING
NateRockQuarry These workers are out of work if they choose to be. They were offered relocation to other plants if they wanted to.
The effect of civil rights and equal rights taking over, they're not loyal to anyone including America.
Unfortunately, they got what they voted for.
So, the Lordstown GM assembly plant will be kept in a “state of readiness” awaiting word to see if they will resume operations. The last Cruze was made there yesterday coming off the assembly line with an American flag displayed across the windshield. Heartbreaking for our area.
Uhhh.... MAGA?
The GOP had control of all three branches of government for two years and this is what they have to show for it. There's no doubt in my mind that between conservative broadcasting stations and cowardly GOP that hide from their constituents, the blame will be placed on Democrats.
Even worse are all the gleeful comments from people in our area that are happy that good-paying jobs are leaving, and that those high-paid workers will now have to work at wages 'like the rest of us'. America is a dying, twisted, hateful bucket of crabs.
Donald Trump is bad for our economy.
😢😢😢
The Lordstown plant has a long, strong union history, including wildcat strikes- and in 1972, a 174 day wildcat strike against egregious working conditions. Lordstown hthompsn is a nationally recognized historian who has published extensively - see above
Thoughts and prayers, MAGA
MAGA?
globalcitizenln Not just jobs, but high paying living wage jobs. That at best will be replaced with minimum wage, no benefit jobs.
Now think if the govt would have pushed rebates for electric cars more and the management of GM would have been less greedy and invested in innovation of new electric cars, they might be exporting to other countries and selling more locally. Short term greed does not pay off.
GM took their bailouts and massive tax cut and now it's trickling *something* down upon its workers, but it sure isn't more jobs or better wages.. Where oh where did all that money go, I wonder? Stock buybacks? Enriching wealthy executives' bottom line? How shocking.
Boycott GM they need American money!!!
And they got a sweet tax cut from tRump and the Republicans. Guess those bribes paid off, huh?
When are workers going to stop voting for Republicans?
Well, it was a good run, eh realDonaldTrump ?
Great job Lil Don! The great business news just keeps building! LYING LOSER! POTUS VP SenateMajLdr GOP HouseGOP SenateGOP PressSec KellyannePolls DonaldJTrumpJr IvankaTrump realDonaldTrump
Hey, if we all put our heads together and work really hard, I bet we can figure out a way to blame this on Obama. MAGA MoronsAreGoverningAmerica
Funny how people blame the President Trump..why not blame the president of GM he makes millions and the president of the union who makes millions off the hard working people. Trickle down economics does not work if the top stops the flow. Oh and build a better product
MAGA
Fist off Government Motors Co. Was bailed out before. So closing a plant is the problem of having a product that people apparently do not buy. I'm not going to go sell snow skiing boots at a surf competition.
THIS IS MY NECK OF THE WOODS AND I AM DISGUSTED. This will likely ruin the Mahoning and Trumbull Counties of Ohio Economically. and yes I blame realDonaldTrump .
So. Much. Winning.
Wait, didn't Obama 'save' this bankrupt company? If GM had been allowed to follow the law and go into bankruptcy restructuring, they would have been properly dissolved and/or reopened in a sustainable form by now. … This is the end result of socialism every. damn. time.
Maga
Bet most of the affected employees voted for the idiot in the WH.
Make better cars
Rtreatwilliams
So much winning...
As everyone else is hiring Gm tries to hurt economy we want our bail out money back! realDonaldTrump
Is this winning? Ohio is this winning? You should have voted for the boring lady with 'e-mail' issues.
justtaffy More winning.
Now that is what I call winning realDonaldTrump
THANKS TO POTUS TRUMP, JOBS ARE BREAKING RECORDS!!!!
HUSSEIN Obama BAILED OUT GM Well that was wasted tax payer money!!!
and this is the reason why there is no such thing as too big to fail. We should have never bailed them out and we should not bail them out again when this comes back and bites them on the behind.
No response from trump about this Guess he’s not sure who to blame yet?
Why did people believe him?
Another death knell for Ohio workers. And they love this awful President.
Rtreatwilliams And not a peep from the great job saver!
Yet Trump will carry Ohio easily in 2020
khaliqrodriquez GM got hundreds of millions in tax breaks but can't keep their plant open? I'm not shocked.
Student debt is impacting the automotive industry
Hail Trump
GM is making tons of Money off Trump.
Really sad, too bad we can't put people to work creating a clean energy infrastructure.
realDonaldTrump if this is winning, I’m over it
There are 100s of workers eligible to retire with full benefits. At the plant , but the media isn’t highlighting that. Youngstown has the oldest workforce in the entire GM system. But these people work 30 plus years and won’t retire. GM lost an entire generation of workers
I prefer presidents who save automobile companies...
realDonaldTrump Tax breaks going go to the workers? Or the CEOs going to give yp their pay? Because that would be a win.
mccravey585 this is what I’m talking about. Under the current administration, GM has received over $500M in tax breaks. But that doesn’t stop them laying off 1,700 employees and either automating those jobs or moving them overseas. They shouldn’t be getting tax breaks.
The Trump effect. It’s a real blight.
Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania TrumpFail
Y’all wanna blame someone - blame whoever REdesigned that ugly azz Chevy Cruze!! Along with the other non selling vehicles DesignFail Retool GM
My heart breaks for. 1700 out of work.
Thank you donald trump.
In honor or tour pathetic selfish ways GM, my family won’t be in a GM!
Once a presidential candidate stated “I, alone can fix it.” He did. This is one of his highest achievements. I am sure those 1700 will vote for him again after all.
😂
But the economy is doing great!
Who buys GM? They've had so many recalls, poor management, overpriced CEO, overpaid board of crooks, union busting, planned obsolescence, price fixing, ugh. Shame Japanese showed them how it's done. Sell the plant off to Tesla.
Repeat after me America, trickle down economics don’t work. The only thing that forces companies to hire more workers is increased demand. In order for us to have increased demand, workers have to be paid a living wage so they have something left over to spend.
Heartbreaking.
A sad state of affairs in this country when we a letting in millions of Chinese imports now, and cutting back on our American exports...my heart goes out to these workers!
Every time a retail store closes up, it's gut wrenching for the employees. Yet, Americans show little empathy by shopping online and using self checkout.
Sick tariffs bro
Wait. Wasn’t Trump bringing those closed factories in the Midwest roaring back to life? Oh. Just bullshit? Like his life? Got it.
Company's see their earnings going away as the Socialist DEMOCRAT Party takes the House and starts it revenge for 2016. Their Egos need stroking. Gold and Silver until 2020.
That’s because the Left won’t buy American cars. They don’t love America
MAGA AMIRITE
Government Motors that BarackObama doomed wasting taxpayer funds
Another win for Donny and the Magrats.
AnOldLefty The question is, once he finally gets around to noticing this event, who will donny blame?
And they voted fir Trump 😂
GM. Harley Davidson. Carrier. Yikes. Is this winning?
i'm sorry for the workers....we all need to think about buying american made products as much as we can.
Maga
But I bet they vote for trump in 2020
The Chevy Cruz failed those 1700 people.
Obama never should’ve bailed them out with our tax dollars to begin with.
Oh, dear, I'm so sorry. Don't despair.
1.7 trillion dollars in debt to China and buisness man starts trade war
I am terrible at math, but doesn’t that equal a total of 10 employees?
Very sad.
Same thing is happening in Oshawa, Ontario.
These dummies will still vote republican/commie next cycle.
MMcFaddenWNDU This was announced a year ago, GM is moving towards more electric cars and tightening the belt
Clinton Bush and Obummer outsourced everything overseas. GM is to blame for this
You can only ride that overpaid job for so long..till its no longer profitable for GM to maintain the plant
Ohio, did you vote for realDonaldTrump ? More winning coming your way
Thank god they got that HUGE tax break and could save all of these jobs!!...er, i mean so they could buyback billions of their own stock..my bad
Where’s realDonaldTrump ?
realDonaldTrump
So glad we spent billions bailing them out so that they could bury a knife in our backs.
So busy with your vanity wall you forgot about Ohio ShameOnYou FakeEmergency CorruptGOP
Mess. God damn mess.
I am sure Trump will take credit! Ha. Will blame Obama, Hilary, or the Democrats in general. Narcissists are never at fault!
2016 the county went Republican for the first time since Nixon (per half assed internet research from Wikipedia). I don’t think it’s working out well.
Caused by the ART OF THE FAILURE
AOC will be happy if she has her way all the plants that build planes and cars will shut down.
More Trump winning...
Terrible news.
Thanks POTUS for this!
I will NEVER buy a G.M., now C.M. again. In fact, I'm going to sell my Chevy Z-71 and buy an F-250.....piss on G.M.
Took their corporate tax welfare and ran. maga though, right?
NBC celebrates America’s problems
So much WinningBigly
Trumps gonna rage Tweet about that I bet. It’s Ohio after all.
I'm not surprised GM is moving away from sedans
OMG, GM going bankrupt?! 🤔
MAGA
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