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General Motors: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Jun 2026
General Motors Replaces , Workers with Robots
Layoffs

General Motors Replaces , Workers with Robots

Jun 27, 2026

GM Restructures IT Division to Focus on AI-Native Engineers

General Motors GM has initiated a significant restructuring of its technology division, laying off...

Layoffs
May 12, 2026
GM Restructures IT Division to Focus on AI-Native Engineers

General Motors Cuts CAD Roles Despite Strong Q Earnings

General Motors GM has laid off more than salaried employees, primarily engineers from its Comp...

Layoffs
Oct 27, 2025
General Motors Cuts CAD Roles Despite Strong Q Earnings

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
Compensation

General Motors Talent Strategy: Rules of Performance Evaluation

In a strategic move aimed at staying competitive in an evolving automotive industry, General Motors (GM) has announced significant changes to its salaried performance evaluation and bonus plan. These alterations are designed to attract top talent, reward high achievers, and address underperformance head-on. General Motors: A Shifting Automotive Industry The automotive industry is undergoing a […]

Aug 3, 2024
Walchandnagar Industries gets Santanu Ghoshal as President – OD
CHRO Move

Walchandnagar Industries gets Santanu Ghoshal as President – OD

Walchandnagar Industries Limited (WIL), a heavy engineering products and EP&C services company appoints Santanu Ghoshal as President – Organization Development, effective 15th of May. Confirming his appointment, Santanu said, “After a long association with Schaeffler, I have decided to move on and take up an exciting assignment with Walchandnagar Industries.” “I have joined WIL as […]

May 16, 2024
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