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GM Idles 1,000 Workers After Adding 50 Cobots

7/5/2026

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General Motors idled 1,000 workers at Detroit’s Factory Zero after installing 50 Fanuc cobots amid an EV slowdown aimed at curbing overproduction and keeping prices high.
UAW president James Cotton said the cobots are taking jobs and expressed disgust.
The cobots bolt body panels onto EVs, run slower, use less power and have emergency-stop triggers.
The layoffs follow the union’s 2023 gains and may weaken the UAW before 2028 talks.

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General Motors idled 1,000 workers at Detroit’s Factory Zero after installing 50 Fanuc cobots amid an EV slowdown aimed at curbing overproduction and keeping prices high.
UAW president James Cotton said the cobots are taking jobs and expressed disgust.
The cobots bolt body panels onto EVs, run slower, use less power and have emergency-stop triggers.
The layoffs follow the union’s 2023 gains and may weaken the UAW before 2028 talks.