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Updated on: Oct 2025
General Motors Cuts CAD Roles Despite Strong Q Earnings
Layoffs

General Motors Cuts CAD Roles Despite Strong Q Earnings

Oct 27, 2025

General Motors Reduces Workforce by , to Save Billion

General Motors GM has announced plans to lay off approximately , employees worldwide as part o...

Layoffs
Nov 16, 2024
General Motors Reduces Workforce by , to Save Billion

General Motors Talent Strategy Rules of Performance Evaluation

In a strategic move aimed at staying competitive in an evolving automotive industry, General Motors ...

Compensation
Aug 3, 2024
General Motors Talent Strategy Rules of Performance Evaluation

Walchandnagar Industries gets Santanu Ghoshal as President OD

Walchandnagar Industries Limited WIL, a heavy engineering products and EPampC services company a...

CHRO Move
May 16, 2024
Walchandnagar Industries gets Santanu Ghoshal as President OD
Gilbarco Veeder Root gets ex-Cummins Ritesh Joshi as Head- HR
Appointments

Gilbarco Veeder Root gets ex-Cummins Ritesh Joshi as Head- HR

A global market leader, Gilbarco Veeder Root India has appointed Ritesh Joshi as Head– HR. Before joining this, Ritesh held various leadership roles at Cummins Inc. and spent over 10 years with the organization. He confirmed the appointment on social media and said, “I’m excited to start my new job as Head- HR for Gilbarco […]

Aug 21, 2023
Hyundai Motor inks agreement for acquiring GM India’s Talegaon plant
Merger & Acquisition

Hyundai Motor inks agreement for acquiring GM India’s Talegaon plant

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), India’s first smart mobility solutions provider and the largest exporter since inception, signed an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) for the acquisition and assignment of identified assets related to General Motors India (GMI)’s Talegaon Plant in Maharashtra. Unsoo Kim, Managing Director and CEO of Hyundai Motor India Ltd., and Asifhusen Khatri, […]

Aug 16, 2023
Hyundai India to buy General Motors’ Talegaon plant, Maharashtra
Merger & Acquisition

Hyundai India to buy General Motors’ Talegaon plant, Maharashtra

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), India’s first smart mobility solutions provider and the largest exporter since inception, today signed a ‘Term Sheet’ for the potential acquisition of identified assets related to General Motors India, Talegaon Plant, Maharashtra.  The Term Sheet covers the proposed acquisition of (i) Land & Buildings and (ii) Certain machinery and equipment […]

Mar 13, 2023
Alphabet fires Waymo employees; Citigroup Cuts Hundreds of Jobs
Layoffs

Alphabet fires Waymo employees; Citigroup Cuts Hundreds of Jobs

The year 2023 started on a Layoff note. Now, Google Parent Company Alphabet, Citigroup, and General Motors have announced fresh layoffs. 107,780 employees were sacked from various companies this year in January 2023. However, in February 2023 the number has reduced to 47,533 impacted employees. And in March to date, 2,070 employees have been sacked. Recently, in […]

Mar 3, 2023
DCM Shriram gets Hameed Jung as VP & Group Head- L&D
Appointments

DCM Shriram gets Hameed Jung as VP & Group Head- L&D

DCM Shriram appoints TISS alumnus Hameed Jung as Vice President and Group Head, Learning and Development. He joins DCM Shriram from Baxter International Inc. where he was associated with the organization as Head of Talent Management, India. Before Baxter, Hameed Jung worked with GE as Global HR Business partner- Construction and Commissioning and Steam India […]

Oct 26, 2022
HC backs Court Order asking General Motors India to pay 50% wages to staff
Compensation

HC backs Court Order asking General Motors India to pay 50% wages to staff

As major relief to over 1,000 protesting workers of General Motors India’s plant in Talegaon, Pune, the Bombay High Court has upheld the Pune Industrial Court’s directive to the auto major to pay 50% salary to the employees. In July 2021, the Industrial Court in Pune directed the Indian unit of General Motors to pay […]

Sep 19, 2022
Ford Motor to cease local production in India, shut down both plants
Industry

Ford Motor to cease local production in India, shut down both plants

According to a Reuters report, Ford Motor Co. will stop making cars in India and shut down both of its plants in the country, two sources told Reuters, becoming the latest automaker to exit the market. Ford made the decision as it was not profitable for them to continue, said one of the sources, adding […]

Sep 9, 2021
General Motors India to lay off 1,419 workers at Talegaon plant
Industry

General Motors India to lay off 1,419 workers at Talegaon plant

General Motors India to lay off 1,419 workers at Talegaon plant According to an ET report, on Friday, General Motors India has laid off 1,419 workers by invoking section 25 of the Industrial Dispute Act. Commenting on the development Employees’ Trade union said, we will legally challenge the move, report says. The decision of laying […]

Apr 17, 2021
General Motors warns Maharashtra’s move to block its exit could hit investment
Jobs

General Motors warns Maharashtra’s move to block its exit could hit investment

An Indian state’s move to block General Motors (GM) from shutting a plant and exiting the country defies the state’s business friendly image and sends a “concerning message” to potential future investors, the U.S. automaker said on Friday. GM’s comments came after authorities in Maharashtra earlier this week rejected the automaker’s application to cease operations […]

Jan 24, 2021