JUST IN: General Motors offers buyouts to “majority of U.S. team.” Employees have two weeks to decide, per letter sent to whole company. #GM#GeneralMotors $GM #BREAKING
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This comes just 10 days after GM laid off 500 employees back on Feb. 28.
Something General Motors CEO Mary Barra said, in no uncertain terms, was not on the table during a January earnings call.
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Passage below *seems* to hint that if buyouts do not work, layoffs at #GM *could* happen again.
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MORE - source details what buyout offers are looking like.
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GM is hoping to ultimately save $2B on this project. Unclear how much money would be theoretically saved by buyouts as opposed to layoffs and severance packages.