General Motors (GM) announced it would lay off 1,200 workers at its all-electric Factory Zero plant in Detroit, Michigan and 550 workers at the electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio—a joint venture with Ultium. Workers at these plants are represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW). 

The Lordstown facility is also expected to temporarily lay off another 850 workers. This news follows the repeal of the EV consumer tax credits (30D) that spurred EV production and purchases around the country until the Republican budget bill sunsetted the incentives in September.  

The two companies also temporarily laid off 700 workers at their Spring Hill, Tennessee battery plant. 

Republicans in Congress who represent these communities—including Sen. John Husted (OH) —voted to repeal the EV tax credits through the Republican budget bill. 

Following the announcement, the BlueGreen Alliance released a statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh: 

“President Trump and the members of Congress—including Sen. Husted—who voted to repeal these credits are costing American jobs.   

“Communities like Lordstown have been let down by the poor policies of Trump more than once. When GM left Lordstown in 2019, members of our coalition urged the Trump administration to provide some help. Instead, President Trump used the opportunity to tweet insults at their local union’s president. After years of local work and advocacy, manufacturing jobs returned to the Ultium facility, and UAW worked tirelessly to organize that plant. We are disgusted to see the hard-earned gains of these workers and this community lost again.  

“We encourage GM to stick to its goals for transitioning to clean vehicles and support the EV workforce, even in the face of these setbacks. The world is surging ahead on this clean technology, and we risk falling behind.”