Job growth has slowed this year, averaging 167,000 per month compared with an average monthly gain of 223,000 in 2018
GM said that by the end of next week all of its Mexican operations should be operating normally with all employees back to work
The UAW strike began on Sept. 16, with the union's 48,000 members at GM seeking higher pay, greater job security, a bigger share of profit and protection of healthcare benefits
General Motors Co. strike has shut down most of its North American plants and idled 46,000 workers
More than 49,000 union workers are on strike against the company and have shut down its factories for the past six days
The move to strike, which the Wall Street Journal described as the first major stoppage at GM in more than a decade, came after the manufacturer's four-year contract with workers expired
The United Auto Workers called the strike effective at midnight Sunday, hours after the expiration of a four-year labor agreement.
The automaker said in total it is investing $1.8 billion in its US manufacturing operations this year
GM is threatening to close plants that build sedans and compact cars because consumers have been moving to sport-utility vehicles for several years
The layoffs are part of a cost-cutting plan GM announced in November, which will slash 15 per cent of its salaried and contract staff and shutter seven plants, including five in North America
The job reductions at the Brownstown plant are in addition to cuts GM announced last month
General Motors has come under enormous criticism in Washington after it announced plans to close four plants in the United States and cut up to 15,000 jobs in US
Trump was angry about automaker's decision to close four plants in the United States
Noting that their car is not selling well, Trump exuded confidence that soon they will put something else
The plans stand to affect 50,000 employees across the US, Canada and Mexico
General Motors has been ranked as the fourth-largest passenger car exporter from India for the period of April-August 2018
The vehicle was showcased at the 37th FISITA World Automotive Congress, which was inaugurated in Chennai on Wednesday
Cruise unit said to prep ride-hailing system in San Francisco
She played an integral role in some significant deals at GM including the divestiture of its European arm Opel and the acquisition of self-driving vehicle startup Cruise, GM said in a statement
An Indian-American woman, Dhivya Suryadevara has been named the Chief Finance Officer of the US' largest automaker, General Motors. Dhivya Suryadevara, currently the vice president of corporate finance, will succeed Chuck Stevens, the GM's present CFO, on September 1, the company said in a statement. Chennai-born Suryadevara, 39, has been GM's vice president of corporate finance since July 2017. She will report to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mary Barra, 56, who has been head of the automaker since 2014. Barra and Suryadevara are the first women in their respective positions in the auto industry, as no other major global automaker has a female CEO, nor a CEO and CFO who are both female. GM will join a very short list of S&P 500 companies, including Hershey Co. and American Water Works Co., with women serving as CEO and CFO. Suryadevara earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in commerce from the University of Madras in Chennai, India She moved to the US at the age of 22 to ..