General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global automobile market.

General Motors is implementing workforce reductions, affecting nearly 1,000 employees, primarily in the US, to streamline operation.

General Motors is laying off nearly 1,000 workers in the U.S. as part of a cost-cutting bid, just three months after cutting 1,000 software jobs. The company told TechCrunch that cuts won't affect hourly workers at any of its factories,

GM laid off roughly 1,0000 employees on Friday as the automaker attempts to cut costs and realign priorities amid changing market conditions, according to a person familiar with the decision. The layoffs, which were announced Friday morning via email to those impacted, were across the business.

Salaried and hourly employees are among the roughly 1,000 layoffs announced by General Motors Friday, the majority of which affect the company's Global Technical Center in Warren, Mich.

General Motors has cut 1,000 jobs, according to a person familiar with the reductions, marking the latest effort by the automaker to trim costs as it ramps up sales in unprofitable electric vehicles.

General Motors Co. will cut about 1,000 salaried workers globally in a move to streamline its operations, according to people familiar with the matter.