GM Lays Off 200+ Workers at Warren Tech Center

General Motors laid off more than 200 salaried employees—primarily CAD/design engineers—at its Warren Technical Center, saying a number of CAD execution roles were eliminated as part of a restructuring to strengthen its core architectural design engineering capabilities. The company told affected staff via Slack and Microsoft Teams and said the cuts were driven by business conditions, not performance. The reductions came days after GM reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings, raised its full-year profit outlook and saw its stock jump on robust truck and SUV sales and reduced tariff headwinds. Analysts said the move fits broader industry cost-cutting amid tariff shifts and EV-market pressures, with other automakers such as Rivian also announcing cuts. President Trump publicly touted recent automaker gains as evidence his tariff approach is succeeding, and Detroit firms have publicly responded to tariff changes that reshape competitive dynamics.