KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The $390 million retooling of General Motors’ Fairfax Assembly Plant will take the facility into the next era of producing electric vehicles.
As part of the re-tooling process, 1,695 Fairfax workers received temporary layoff notices this week.
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The plant has historically assembled the Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac XT4. The plant will end the production run of the Malibu at the end of 2024; the XT4 production run is set to end in January 2025.
A GM spokesperson at the plant said workers were initially told of the downtime in May. This week’s announcement provided an additional timeline for workers.
The spokesperson said the temporary layoffs are a part of the re-tooling process to prepare the 78-year-old plant for its next phase.
The GM Fairfax plant will assemble the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle when the retooling is complete.
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