GM Cuts 500-600 IT Jobs in AI-Focused Restructuring
General Motors began notifying 500 to 600 salaried IT employees on May 11 that their roles were being eliminated, concentrated in Austin, Texas and Warren, Michigan, as it reshapes its technology workforce around AI and future-forward skills.
Why Did This Happen?
Reshaping the in-house IT organization toward AI, autonomous vehicles, and software-defined vehicles
Cost discipline amid EV-demand uncertainty and tariff pressure on the auto sector
Consolidation of technology functions after years of insourcing
A broader white-collar trimming trend among legacy automakers
Impact Analysis
The cuts hit GM's Austin and Warren tech hubs hardest while the company kept roughly 80 IT roles open in AI, motorsports, and autonomous vehicles -- underscoring a reallocation rather than a wholesale retreat from technology hiring.