General Motors launches IT department restructuring, planning to cut hundreds of white-collar employees globally

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Glonghui, May 12 | According to Bloomberg, General Motors plans to lay off several hundred white-collar employees in its global Information Technology (IT) department to reduce operational costs and make room for talent with backgrounds in artificial intelligence (AI), software development, and emerging digital technologies. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the layoffs will affect around 500 to 600 people, and management began notifying impacted employees on Monday morning. General Motors later confirmed to the media that it is indeed adjusting certain positions and stated that this workforce reduction is part of the IT department's transformation plan, aimed at maintaining the company's technological advantage in future competition.

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