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REPORTED · NEWSPublished Dec 10, 2025

GM Cuts 50% of Cruise Staff After Ending Robotaxi Business

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
800
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.5%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Oct 10, 2023
800 OF 163,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: San Francisco, California, USA.

Department affected: Cruise.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

General Motors Company has laid off approximately 800 employees, representing 50% of its Cruise staff, following the decision to cease its robotaxi business. This significant workforce reduction occurred as GM shifts its focus away from autonomous vehicle services. The layoffs were officially announced on October 10, 2023, and primarily affect the San Francisco location where Cruise operates. The company aims to streamline operations and reallocate resources in response to changing market conditions and business priorities.

General Motors Company cut 800 jobs affecting its Cruise team as of October 10, 2023.

That is roughly 0.5% of the 163,000 people General Motors Company employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 43 layoff events at General Motors Company since October 2023, affecting a combined 50,830 employees.

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Consumer Cyclical · 163,000 employees
43
EVENTS TRACKED
68K
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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CREATED DEC 10, 2025LAST UPDATED DEC 28, 2025