GM Installs 50 Robots at Detroit EV Plant as 1,300 Workers Remain Laid Off

General Motors has installed approximately 50 robot arms at its Factory Zero electric vehicle plant in Detroit, even as 1,300 workers remain out of work following temporary layoffs in March. The robots, made by Japanese firm FANUC, are used to attach components on the assembly line.

United Auto Workers leaders expressed anger, noting that GM has not recalled the laid-off workers. Union president James Cotton said the company could bring back some of those workers instead of deploying the robots.