GM to close Canadian plant, but that's just the beginning
GM to slash 14,700 jobs in North America By TOM KRISHER and ROB GILLIES, Associated Press Writers DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles. The reduction includes 8,100 white-collar workers, some of whom will take buyouts