TOLEDO, OHIO – General Motors will end production this week at the first of five North American plants it wants to close by early next year as part of a companywide restructuring.
The last American-made Chevrolet Cruze will come off the assembly line Wednesday at GMs sprawling Ohio assembly plant near Youngstown, GM spokeswoman Kim Carpenter said Monday.
The plant closings come as the Detroit-based automaker moves toward shifting its focus to making trucks, SUVs and electric and autonomous vehicles.
The United Auto Workers has sued GM over the closings, which still must be negotiated with the union.
Ohios political leaders along with union officials and workers are leading a campaign to save the Lordstown plant, but more than 300 alre…
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