The writer is a Los Angeles-based freelancer and former Detroit News business reporter and writes a blog, Starkman Approved.
It’s time Detroit accepted an uncomfortable reality: Mary Barra just isn’t that into you.
GM has confirmed it is firing as many as 600 information technology workers globally but refuses to say how many work at the company’s Global Technical Center in Warren. GM also refuses to disclose how many employees are permanently based in four floors of rented office space at the Hudson’s Detroit building in downtown Detroit it insists serves as the company’s global headquarters.
The latest round of cuts comes after GM eliminated roughly 200 computer-aided design engineering jobs at its Warren complex, supposedly as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to improve profitability. That’s become GM’s default explanation for shrinking its Michigan footprint…