GM Authority reports on a recent interview of GM CEO Mary Barra in which she admits mistakes in how GM handled the closing of the Lordstown plant. Wentzville was honored to receive approximately 400 former Lordstown members. That said, staying at home and continuing to make vehicles like the Cruze or even the NOW MADE IN CHINA, Buick Envision would of been a better solution. One way to atone for this mistake would be to bring the Ultium battery plant under the national agreement. Admitting mistakes is noble, fixing them is responsible!
During an interview, Barra remarked on the closure of the Lordstown plant, which took place after General Motors ceased production of the Chevy Cruze in 2019. Although the plant was unable to efficiently manufacture future GM vehicles, Barra states that the Detroit-based automaker should’ve offered all Lordstown employees jobs at other plants, as there were plenty of alternative jobs available.
It’s worth noting that Barra stated that a majority of Lordstown employees did end up finding new jobs at various other GM plants. Through its joint venture with LG Energy Solution, GM also chose to build its first Ultium Cells battery manufacturing plant in the region as well.
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