Approximately 900 workers at the local General Motors Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, will be laid off indefinitely following a round of temporary layoffs, a company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
Layoffs come during a lull in production as the facility shifts toward producing vehicles that are battery-operated or powered using internal combustion engines, such as the Chevrolet Bolt EV and the 2027 Chevrolet Equinox. The plant, a major local employer, ended its production of the Cadillac TX4 and Chevrolet Malibu in preparation for this changeover, bringing operations to a halt in order to retool.
Retooling of the plant in preparation for the Bolt was estimated to cost $390 million, and GM previously said layoffs would continue until production resumed. The company last month announced that it would delay the addition of a second shift to produce the vehicles…