GM's secret plan to shut plants, cut jobs likely signals more to come

DETROIT – Turns out no one keeps a secret as well as General Motors’ leadership.

On Nov. 20, the automaker’s board of directors approved a massive cost-cutting plan that included shuttering two assembly plants in the United States, one in Canada and two U.S. propulsion plants by the end of next year. Combined with white-collar cuts, about 14,000 hourly and salaried jobs are affected.

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