General Motors is reportedly laying off up to 600 information technology (IT) salaried employees globally as the company focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) and other similar skillsets to cut costs.
According to unnamed sources familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg, about 500 to 600 IT jobs will be cut, including some at the carmaker’s Warren Technical Center in Michigan.
GM’s Austin and Warren Tech Hubs Among Affected Sites
The affected jobs are no longer needed, one of the sources said, adding that GM plans to hire workers adept in AI and future technologies that are expected to be relevant for next-generation product development. According to the report, managers started notifying affected workers on Monday morning.
“GM is transforming its Information Technology organization to better position the company for the future,” reads a statement from the automaker. “As part of that work, we have made the difficult decision to eliminate certain roles globally.”
GM did not disclose the locations of the job cuts outside of the Warren hub; it did not say how many people in Michigan are affected either. But CNBC learned from an unnamed source that many of the job cuts are in Austin, Texas, where GM operates a major IT and Innovation Center.
The Austin site is one of GM’s largest IT innovation hubs and focuses on IT, software development, web technologies, and vehicle technology. Despite the cuts, GM is still hiring IT workers in areas including AI, autonomous vehicles and motorsports, its careers website shows.
GM Also Laid Off Over 500 IT Workers Last October
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The IT layoffs are the latest round of job cuts for GM since it cut several hundred jobs last October. The automaker laid off approximately 200 Computer-Aided Design (CAD) engineers who worked at its global tech campus in Warren at that time. The move was part of GM’s ongoing efforts to reevaluate its businesses and boost profits, the company said.
Also in October 2025, GM laid off about 325 workers at its Georgia IT Innovation Center, as it began shuttering the site. At the time, GM said the remaining 575 Georgia employees would continue working at the site through mid-2026.
In March 2026, GM temporarily laid off 1,300 workers at its Factory Zero EV assembly plant on the Detroit-Hamtramck border amid slow sales of electric vehicles. However, those employees were expected to return to work on April 13.
As AI becomes more advanced, more companies bet on the technology and eliminate human jobs that they consider to be made redundant by artificial intelligence. Some companies, particularly in the tech sector, are laying off IT workers to fund massive AI infrastructure investments—or so they claim.
While some roles are replaced by automation in areas such as entry-level coding, debugging, and IT support, companies may claim layoffs are due to AI even though the primary purpose is cost-cutting—a phenomenon known as as AI washing.
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