GM Is Firing Hundreds Of Its IT Employees In Order To Hire Dozens Of New Ones

The biggest carmaker in Detroit is cutting back on its tech staff once more, this time focusing on those who create and manage its software. According to persons familiar with the situation who talked to Bloomberg, between 500 and 600 of GM’s IT personnel are losing their jobs as the corporation reorganises its IT operations and seeks to hire people with alternative technology skill sets. At the beginning of this week, workers began to get notifications about the reductions.

Although some positions are being terminated at global offices, the majority of the impacted employees are associated with GM’s operations in Warren, Michigan, and Austin, Texas.

Remarkably, GM is still hiring in the field of information technology, as seen by the 78 vacant positions on its employment page, which include positions in autonomous vehicles, racing, and artificial intelligence. Bloomberg claims that GM is reorganising its IT development processes, putting more of an emphasis on artificial intelligence, and giving its cars more software and processing capability.

According to the corporation, the change will put it in a better position going forward. In a statement, the corporation said, “GM is changing its information technology organisation to better position the company for the future.” We have made the tough choice to terminate some roles worldwide as part of that process. We are dedicated to helping the impacted staff through this transition and are appreciative of their contributions.

As of the end of the previous year, GM employed about 47,000 white-collar workers in the US. Although the number of layoffs is tiny in relation to the company’s overall workforce, it is nonetheless noteworthy. They also occurred a few months after GM decided to move truck production to its Fort Wayne, Indiana, location and eliminate a third shift at its Oshawa, Canada, facility, which resulted in the layoff of almost 500 workers.

Job losses tied to the adoption of new technologies may not stop here. GM chief executive Mary Barra recently revealed that nearly 90 percent of the code used by the company’s autonomous driving technologies is generated by artificial intelligence.

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