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GM lays off 1,750 workers from its battery factories.

The automaker is citing an expected slowdown in electric vehicle sales, brought on by the expiration of the $7,500 EV tax credit. GM is also temporarily 850 workers from its Ultium Cells battery cell plant in Ohio, and 750 employees at the Ultium Cells’ Tennessee plant.

GM lays off more than 1,700 at sites in Michigan, Ohio, citing EV challenges

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