ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടേഴ്‌സിന്റെ ചെറു കാറുകള്‍ക്ക് ഡിമാന്റ് കുറയുന്നു; 14,000 പേരുടെ ജോലിയെ ബാധിക്കും
ജയിംസ് വര്‍ഗീസ് Published on 27 November, 2018
ഡിട്രോയിറ്റ്: ലോകത്തിലെ തന്നെ പ്രമുഖ
കാര്‍ നിര്‍മ്മാണ കമ്പനിയായ ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടോഴ്‌സ് അമേരിക്കയില്‍ അഞ്ച്
ഫാക്ടറികള്‍ പൂട്ടാനും ആറോളം മോഡല്‍ കാറുകളുടെ നിര്‍മാണം പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായും
നിര്‍ത്താനും തീരുമാനിച്ചതായി റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ട്. ഇതേ തുടര്‍ന്ന് 14,000
പേര്‍ക്ക് ജോലി നഷ്ടമാവും.
ഇതിനെതിരെ പ്രസിഡന്റ് ട്രംപ് ശക്തമായി രംഗത്തിറങ്ങിയിട്ടുണ്ട്
ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടേഴ്‌സിന്റെ ഇലക്ട്രിക് കാറായ ഷെവര്‍ലെ വോള്‍ട്ട്, ഷെവര്‍ലെ ഇംപാല, ഷെവര്‍ലെ ക്രൂസ്, ബ്യൂക്ക് ലക്രോസ്, കാഡിലാക്ക് സിറ്റി6, കാഡിലാക്ക് എക്‌സ് ടിഎസ് തുടങ്ങിയ വാഹനങ്ങള്‍ നിര്‍മിച്ചിരുന്ന ഡിട്രോയിറ്റ്, ഒന്റാറിയോ (കാനഡ), ഒഹായോ, മേരിലാന്റ്, മിഷിഗണ്‍ ഫാക്ടറികളാണ് 2019 അവസാനത്തോടെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനം നിര്‍ത്താന്‍ തീരുമാനമായത്.
കമ്പനിയുടെ ചെലവ് ചുരുക്കി, ഭാവിയില്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ സാധ്യതയുള്ള ഇലക്ട്രിക്, സെല്‍ഫ് ഡ്രൈവിങ് വാഹനങ്ങളുടെ നിര്‍മാണത്തില്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ ശ്രദ്ധ കേന്ദ്രീകരിക്കാനാണ് ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടേഴ്‌സ് ലക്ഷ്യമിടുന്നത്.
1908 ല്‍ അമേരിയ്ക്കയിലെ ഡിട്രോയിറ്റില്‍ ആരംഭിച്ച ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടേഴ്‌സ് 2 ലക്ഷത്തോളം പേര്‍ക്ക് നേരിട്ട് ജോലി നല്‍കുന്നുണ്ട്. തമിഴ്‌നാട്ടില്‍ ജനിച്ച ദിവ്യാ സൂര്യ ദിവാര എന്ന 39 കാരിയാണ് ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടേഴ്‌സിന്റെ സിഎഫ്ഒ.
ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടേഴ്‌സിന്റെ ഇലക്ട്രിക് കാറായ ഷെവര്‍ലെ വോള്‍ട്ട്, ഷെവര്‍ലെ ഇംപാല, ഷെവര്‍ലെ ക്രൂസ്, ബ്യൂക്ക് ലക്രോസ്, കാഡിലാക്ക് സിറ്റി6, കാഡിലാക്ക് എക്‌സ് ടിഎസ് തുടങ്ങിയ വാഹനങ്ങള്‍ നിര്‍മിച്ചിരുന്ന ഡിട്രോയിറ്റ്, ഒന്റാറിയോ (കാനഡ), ഒഹായോ, മേരിലാന്റ്, മിഷിഗണ്‍ ഫാക്ടറികളാണ് 2019 അവസാനത്തോടെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനം നിര്‍ത്താന്‍ തീരുമാനമായത്.
കമ്പനിയുടെ ചെലവ് ചുരുക്കി, ഭാവിയില്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ സാധ്യതയുള്ള ഇലക്ട്രിക്, സെല്‍ഫ് ഡ്രൈവിങ് വാഹനങ്ങളുടെ നിര്‍മാണത്തില്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ ശ്രദ്ധ കേന്ദ്രീകരിക്കാനാണ് ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടേഴ്‌സ് ലക്ഷ്യമിടുന്നത്.
1908 ല്‍ അമേരിയ്ക്കയിലെ ഡിട്രോയിറ്റില്‍ ആരംഭിച്ച ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടേഴ്‌സ് 2 ലക്ഷത്തോളം പേര്‍ക്ക് നേരിട്ട് ജോലി നല്‍കുന്നുണ്ട്. തമിഴ്‌നാട്ടില്‍ ജനിച്ച ദിവ്യാ സൂര്യ ദിവാര എന്ന 39 കാരിയാണ് ജനറല്‍ മോട്ടേഴ്‌സിന്റെ സിഎഫ്ഒ.
Trump blasts GM as it announces plant closures
Washington, Nov 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump blasted General Motors (GM) for making plans to close seven production plants, including four in the US, and demanded that the firm find a vehicle that sells in sufficient quantities to be able to increase the company's activities in Ohio, a key US election battleground.
In remarks to reporters at the White House, Trump said that he had spoken with GM President and CEO Mary Barra after learning earlier on Monday of the firm's decision to shut down seven assembly and production plants, a move that will directly affect some 14,500 workers in the US and Canada.
"I was very tough. I spoke with her when I heard they were closing and I said, you know, this country has done a lot for General Motors," Trump said, in a reference to the federal bailout of the firm after the 2008 financial crash, adding that "the United States saved General Motors, and for her to take that company out of Ohio is not good".
The President was referring to the Lordstown assembly plant in Warren, Ohio, one of the four facilities that GM plans to close in the US, along with two others in Michigan and one in Maryland.
GM also announced on Monday that it will end production at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, and at two other facilities outside North America, although it did not identify them.
Trump, who promised repeatedly during his 2016 election campaign to revitalise job creation in the US industrial heartland and promote domestic automaking, only mentioned the closure of the plant in Ohio, one of the key states on the US electoral map and one that helped ensure his victory in 2016.
"We have a lot of pressure on them. You have senators and a lot of other people, a lot of pressure," the President said, adding: "I think you're going to see something else happen there, but I'm not happy about it."
"Their (Chevy Cruze) is not selling well. So they'll put something else -- I have no doubt that, in a not-too-distant future, they'll put something else. They better put something else in," said Trump.
GM earlier on Monday announced the closure of seven of its factories around the world as part of a restructuring plan.
The five North American plants affected by the move are the assembly plants in Detroit-Hamtramck and Lordstown, Ohio, as well as the one on Oshawa, Ontario, and the two engine and transmission production plants in Baltimore, Maryland, and Warren, Ohio, all of which employ some 14,500 people.
GM did not say in its statement how many workers will lose their jobs, but it emphasised that it is taking measures to reduce its payroll by 15 percent, including cutting its white collar executives by 25 percent to facilitate decision-making.
The firm's statement read in part: "Today, GM is continuing to take proactive steps to improve overall business performance including the reorganisation of its global product development staffs, the realignment of its manufacturing capacity and a reduction of salaried workforce."
"These actions are expected to increase annual adjusted automotive free cash flow by $6 billion by year-end 2020 on a run-rate basis," the statement said.
In addition to these plants, GM said that at the end of 2019 it will cease production at two other plants located outside North America, providing no further details but saying that it will do so in the very near future.
CEO Barra told reporters that the firm is making the cuts "to get in front of it while the company is strong and while the economy is strong", although the firm said it was not anticipating an economic downturn.
In remarks to reporters at the White House, Trump said that he had spoken with GM President and CEO Mary Barra after learning earlier on Monday of the firm's decision to shut down seven assembly and production plants, a move that will directly affect some 14,500 workers in the US and Canada.
"I was very tough. I spoke with her when I heard they were closing and I said, you know, this country has done a lot for General Motors," Trump said, in a reference to the federal bailout of the firm after the 2008 financial crash, adding that "the United States saved General Motors, and for her to take that company out of Ohio is not good".
The President was referring to the Lordstown assembly plant in Warren, Ohio, one of the four facilities that GM plans to close in the US, along with two others in Michigan and one in Maryland.
GM also announced on Monday that it will end production at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, and at two other facilities outside North America, although it did not identify them.
Trump, who promised repeatedly during his 2016 election campaign to revitalise job creation in the US industrial heartland and promote domestic automaking, only mentioned the closure of the plant in Ohio, one of the key states on the US electoral map and one that helped ensure his victory in 2016.
"We have a lot of pressure on them. You have senators and a lot of other people, a lot of pressure," the President said, adding: "I think you're going to see something else happen there, but I'm not happy about it."
"Their (Chevy Cruze) is not selling well. So they'll put something else -- I have no doubt that, in a not-too-distant future, they'll put something else. They better put something else in," said Trump.
GM earlier on Monday announced the closure of seven of its factories around the world as part of a restructuring plan.
The five North American plants affected by the move are the assembly plants in Detroit-Hamtramck and Lordstown, Ohio, as well as the one on Oshawa, Ontario, and the two engine and transmission production plants in Baltimore, Maryland, and Warren, Ohio, all of which employ some 14,500 people.
GM did not say in its statement how many workers will lose their jobs, but it emphasised that it is taking measures to reduce its payroll by 15 percent, including cutting its white collar executives by 25 percent to facilitate decision-making.
The firm's statement read in part: "Today, GM is continuing to take proactive steps to improve overall business performance including the reorganisation of its global product development staffs, the realignment of its manufacturing capacity and a reduction of salaried workforce."
"These actions are expected to increase annual adjusted automotive free cash flow by $6 billion by year-end 2020 on a run-rate basis," the statement said.
In addition to these plants, GM said that at the end of 2019 it will cease production at two other plants located outside North America, providing no further details but saying that it will do so in the very near future.
CEO Barra told reporters that the firm is making the cuts "to get in front of it while the company is strong and while the economy is strong", although the firm said it was not anticipating an economic downturn.
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എന്തിയേ? 2018-11-27 13:13:57
എവിടെ പോയി ട്രുംപിന്റെ മൂട് താങ്ങികള്‍ ?
Democrat 2018-11-27 14:26:58
I'm very sorry to see G.M. closing its U.S. plants. but Donald Trump needs to give an honest explanation why it was fine for Trump--and Ivanka-- to have much of their Trump-brand apparel made in China , when he says it's wrong for G.M. to produce in China.
Curious 2018-11-27 19:24:24
Where is Bobby and Kunthara with their analysis?
ഇനി എന്ത് ചെയ്യും? 2018-11-28 05:43:54
ട്രുംപിനെ വിശ്വസിച്ചു വോട്ടു ചെയിത ജി M ജോലിക്കാര്‍ ഇനി എന്ത് ചെയ്യും?
Boby Varghese 2018-11-28 06:41:42
For the last 30 years, GM proved that it is not a great company. It could have filed for bankruptcy in 2008-2009. But President Obama gave them about $ 78 billion to avoid bankruptcy. Of that money, $50 billion went to the auto union to cover their pension obligations. Obama claimed credit that he saved the auto industry and was always criticizing the Republicans who opposed that move. It was a token of thanks from Obama to the union as he got re-elected with the huge support of the trade union. It was the auto trade union, which is destroying the company. Ford motor is struggling too. If Trump is a true conservative, he will not go after these companies with gifts from the treasury.
In capitalism you have an opportunity to succeed as well as a right to fail.
There are several industries in which America is a true leader. But auto industry is an exception. If we cannot compete with Japan and Germany, we will fail.
മാർട്ടിൻ വിറങ്ങോലിൽ 2018-11-28 09:56:59
GM മാത്രമല്ല ഒട്ടുമിക്ക കമ്പനികളും പൂട്ടേണ്ടിവരും. ഇതൊരു പുതിയ വാർത്തയാണോ?
അങ്ങനത്തെ ചെയ്ത്തല്ലേ കെനിയ മകൻ കെനിയ കയർ ആയി തൂക്കിയിട്ടിട്ട് പോയത്. ട്രംപ് പരമാവുധി ശ്രമിച്ചു, പക്ഷേ ഭൂരിപക്ഷമില്ലാത്തതിനാൽ കെനിയ കയർ എടുത്തുമാറ്റാൻ പറ്റിയില്ല.
ഈ രാജ്യം മുന്നോട്ടുപോകണമെങ്കിൽ കെനിയ കുട്ടൻ കൊണ്ടുവന്ന കെനിയ കയർ എടുത്തു മാറ്റിയേ പറ്റൂ
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