GM lays off 1,200 workers at CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll amid BrightDrop van slowdown

GM laid off about 1,200 employees at its CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario after cutting production of the electric Chevrolet BrightDrop commercial van in October 2025 due to weak demand. One-third of GM’s Canadian workforce is reported to be on layoff, and Unifor says 1,029 hourly CAMI workers are covered by one of the union contracts; the company also has other affected workers across Oshawa Assembly, St. Catharines propulsion and parts distribution centers. Canada reduced GM’s tariff remission quota after the CAMI layoffs, creating potential financial penalties that GM is weighing against the capital needed to retool the plant to return to retail production. The layoffs are central to contentious contract talks between GM and Unifor as the union pushes for more Canadian production to match GM’s strong sales in Canada.

General Motors Company cut 1,200 jobs in MI affecting its IT team as of January 5, 2026.

That is roughly 0.7% of the 163,000 people General Motors Company employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 33 layoff events at General Motors Company since October 2023, including 325 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 32 additional events known from news reporting.