The US President called on the group, the production in China. GM should produce its vehicles in the United States. About the planned massive reduction of the he would discuss “very hard”.
With a view to the projects of General Motors, to close in the state of Ohio, a factory, responded to Trump’s downright angry. “You should open up damn quickly with a new factory,” he told the “Wall Street Journal”. He had informed GM Boss Mary Barra, otherwise, you have “a Problem”. Barra had assured him that the measure had nothing to do with the recently imposed protective tariffs. The decision was due to meager sales. Trump has to deal with the protection of American industry jobs to the flags, and advised her to bring a car on the market that sell well.
Trump confirmed to the U.S. financial sheet that he had asked Barra to stop car production in China. In front of reporters in Washington, Trump declared that the United States would have done much for GM and was able to put huge pressure on the group exercise. Trump was referring to the fact that GM had been preserved after the 2008 financial crisis through a massive bailout program of the government of President Barack Obama in front of the Bust.
SUVs and Pickups are in demand
The largest U.S. automaker had announced to release the production in the home market to drosselnund therefore, solid staff, and some production facilities to close. It is a story of seven factories, four of which are located in the United States. Company boss Barra justified the massive restructuring and savings plans with the “changing market conditions”. Focus wants to focus on GM in the future on the production of in the United States the most popular off-road sedans (SUVs) and small trucks with open loading space (pick-up).
GM Boss Barra plans to job losses in a big way
The production of smaller and medium-sized passenger Cars on the U.S. market, fewer buyers, on the other hand is driven further and further back. Instead, the group aims to promote the development of self-propelled vehicles. Also, the development of electric cars to count on the future priorities – and what’s the GM of the competition by the US electric car maker Tesla wants to meet.
Six billion dollars to save
The largest U.S. auto manufacturer wants to save with the restructuring of six billion dollars (5.3 billion euros) in the year. Removed 15 percent of the 180,000 GM to be. The exact number of lost Jobs, the company is not called. The reduction should, however, also relate to the Management, there are 25 percent of the Jobs to be omitted.
First of all, through special walls, such as termination, occur-related severance payments, however, loads of up to 3.8 billion dollars. Actually, the shops at GM were running around. In the summer quarter, revenue grew by 6.4 per cent, the net profit amounted to a surprisingly strong $ 2.5 billion.
Union outraged
The US automotive trade Union UAM accused the group of wanting the production to China and Mexico to move where the wages of more than the half are lower. The UAM has announced that the “hard-hearted” plans with all available legal and contractual means to combat.
The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, as expressed in an interview with Barra, his “deep disappointment” over the GM decision to close the plant in Oshawa, East of Toronto, as he told in the short message service Twitter. For generations, the workers of the local car factory were “the heart and soul of Oshawa”.
haz/wa/kle (rtr, dpa, afp)