GM to lay off 100 white collar workers and close a R&D facility in India

General Motors Co. will cut about 100 positions at its global research and development headquarters in Warren and will close a research and development facility in Bangalore, India, as part of a global restructuring, a source familiar with the plans said Monday.

GM officials began giving notices to affected Warren Tech Center employees after a meeting Thursday and will continue this week, according to the source. The company has 400 R&D workers at the Tech Center. The layoffs will affect about 25 percent of those workers.

Scientists and other employees will have 30 days to apply for other jobs at GM and if they aren’t placed in another position, layoffs will occur in early June, according to the source.

“GM leadership recently notified employees working in its global R&D organization of plans to realign the organization’s business structure,” Dan Flores, a GM spokesman said Monday evening. “These moves will enable the organization to better focus on commercializing customer focused innovation in a more efficient and cost effective manner.”..

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