General Motors Mexico plant to lay off 600 workers

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

General Motors Mexico plant to lay off 600 workers
Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:36pm EST

MEXICO CITY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N) will lay off 600 workers at its plant in northern Mexico due to slowing demand from the United States, a spokesman for the U.S. auto maker's Mexican unit said on Wednesday.

The cuts will be applied during February and March at the Ramos Arizpe factory in Coahuila state that produces models like the Chevy, General Motors Mexico spokesman Angel Sanchez told Reuters.

It will be the second wave of layoffs in Mexico's auto industry after Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) said last month it was cutting 900 temporary workers at its plant in central Mexico as the U.S. recession bites.

"We are having to make an adjustment to our staffing due to the issue of demand," Sanchez said. "Orders for the local market, but to a large degree for the export market, are coming down."


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN0447978320090205

[Xipe Totec]

1. It drives the point that buying GM does not mean buying American

Just like buying Honda does not mean buying Japanese.

We should remember this when we get all xenophobic and start chanting "Buy American"

[acmavm]

2. We want the jobs brought BACK HERE. Then it will be BUY AMERICAN

edit: In this case it's negative jobs.

BUT, its time to shut down these plants.

[Mari333]

3. hey, corporations

you have been moving the jobs out of the country for decades...and now you have no one left to buy your shit because we dont have any money..too bad, suckers..your short term profits made you shoot yourselves in the foot.