GM Cuts 550 Ohio Jobs as EV Slowdown Forces Battery-plant Pullback

Ohio is once again at the center of a major auto-industry disruption as General Motors confirms hundreds of job losses tied to its shifting electric-vehicle strategy. According to The Gazette, roughly 550 workers at the Ultium Cells battery plant in northeast Ohio are being laid off as GM recalibrates production to match softened EV demand. The company …