Overview
- General Motors began cutting about 500 to 600 salaried IT roles Monday, with most reported in Austin, Texas, and Warren, Michigan.
- GM said it is transforming its Information Technology group to prepare for future needs and described the reductions as global.
- People familiar with the plan told TechCrunch the move is a skills swap that makes room for hires in AI‑native development, data engineering, cloud work, and model or agent building.
- Posts from affected workers on Reddit describe brief layoff calls with managers and HR and cite hits to identity access management, platform security, quality and warranty IT, software and services, and Teamcenter.
- The action continues a two‑year restructuring that has included white‑collar buyouts and EV production adjustments, with GM targeting about $2 billion in annual savings.