Subiect: GM poate Slash 1.100 locuri de muncă coreean ca Chevy scoate din Europa

Reuters is reporting from a source with direct knowledge of the matter that General Motors plans to reduce shifts at its South Korean factories by half as it aligns its global manufacturing. The move could eliminate 1,100 jobs. GM had announced last month that it was discontinuing the Chevrolet brand in Europe by the end of next year and GM Korea produces many of the Chevy branded cars sold on the continent.
According to the report, GM Korea has already approached the union representing its production workers about reducing the current two shifts at the Gunsan factory to a single shift. That plant employs 2,200 manufacturing angajați. Its not clear if the surplus de angajati will be laid off, offered voluntary retirement or relocated to other facilities.
Un purtător de cuvânt al GM Coreea a refuzat sa comenteze in detaliu, dar a confirmat că discuţiile sunt în curs de desfăşurare despre facilitatea de Gunsan. Această fabrică, una din patru GM Coreea de asamblare plante, produce Chevy Cruze sedan compact şi Orlando SUV. Ea are o capacitate anuală de producţie de 260.000 de unităţi.
The Chevy pullout would have a direct blow to the Gunsan factory. GM expects its production in Gunsan to shrink to 100,000 this year and 120,000 next year... The union wants to maintain two shifts, and instead cut the number of cars produced per hour, the source said.
Montarea de costuri şi nelinişte muncii a cauzat GM să-şi reconsidere dependenţa Coreea de Sud pentru 20% din producția globală.
While GM Koreas operations will be used to supply the Australian market following the planned 2017 closure of GMs Holden subsidiarys assembly plants, analysts say that volume would not be enough to offset the production losses caused by pulling the Chevy brand out of Europe.