GM to cut 160 jobs at small-car plant near Detroit

GM is reducing overall production at the Lake Orion plant by about 16 percent, from 45 cars per hour to about 38, according to a plant worker. (BLOOMBERG)

November 11, 2014 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- General Motors is laying off 160 workers and trimming production at the assembly plant where it makes the Chevrolet Sonic and Buick Verano amid weaker-than-expected demand for the small cars.

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