LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- Another round of layoffs at a sprawling General Motors Corp. plant in northeast Ohio could mean revenue will dip about $2.5 million in the village that calls the site home, the mayor said today.

As the auto industry deals with its worst sales slump in 26 years, GM said Monday it is trimming production to one shift at the Lordstown plant that makes the Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5.

The revenue drop would mean road paving and recreation programs may have to be scaled back to save money, said Lordstown Mayor Michael Chaffee. But so far, there are no plans to reduce the village’s 30 full-time workers.

Lordstown Council met Monday to discuss adjusting insurance packages, which will save the village about $115,000 to $120,000 this year. Village workers have accepted a pay freeze.

“We’re still providing very nice coverage to our employees,” Chaffee said.

Lordstown’s long-term future appears secure because GM plans to build its new small car, the Cruze, there in 2010. “As bad as things are, we’re still better than most,” Chaffee said.

GM said Monday it is eliminating the complex’s afternoon shift April 6, laying off 800 workers. Between Feb. 9 and that date, the assembly plant will alternate weekly between using the early day and afternoon shifts.

The new layoffs will leave just one-third of the complex’s hourly workers, or 1,400 people, on the job.

GM announced in November and December that it was laying off 2,000 other Lordstown workers because it was slowing down the speed of the assembly line and eliminating the midnight shift.

The midnight shift was added last August when gasoline prices were spiking and the plant struggled to produce enough cars to meet demand.

A labor contract provides that laid-off workers receive about 85 percent of their regular pay in supplemental benefits from the company and state unemployment insurance.

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Not a bit surprised.

 

That sucks, but not surprised as rocket mentioned above.

 

any word on a 2010 SS/SC from them ?

 

fixed

 

Why dont they have Obama save them with his "CHANGE" strategy?? LMAO.......

 

???

 

things are going to get worse before they get better

 

SC's hurt fuel economy and thank Bush for Forcing car companies to produce 4 banger cars that are 30+ mpg. SC's aren't advertized at 30+mpg

 

I C,
i was just wondering if they going to make a 2010 SS Turbo. Because the rumors are that there is not going to be one ?

 

my dad makes the dies for the cruise. he said he asked about an SS model to his boss and his boss said their are no plans for a cruise SS at all, but that may change depending on how well the car sells.

 

I`am taking about 2010 Cobalt SS/TC

 

Oh, 2010 is the last model year to be built. Also on another note, the camaro goes into production next week my dad will be picking up my camaro SS for me in april when it is delivered to the dealer by his house (ill be on deployment so i cant pick it up while im 7,000 miles away, lol)

 

Shoulda made an auto TC...

 

So, there will be a 2010 COBALT SS/TC ???

 

yep, last and final one will roll out for the 2010 model year (09) you should see the cruise and the cobalt on the lot like you did with the caviler, the following year, bye bye cobalt

they did, the HHR, and the SS sedan both have the auto option

 

Because i was trying to get rid of my 06 cobalt ss/sc so i could get an 09 ss/tc because i thought the 09 was the last model for the cobalt ss/tc ?

So your postive about there being a 2010 SS/TC ???

 

yes, april 09 pretty much starts the 2010 model year. but if you are waiting until January 2010 to get one, that will be too late. model years always 1 year a head of the actual year.

 

I was told by the dealer that Apr. 30 was the cut off date to order a 09

 

yep, thats to get an 09. after that its called a 2010

 

so when will the last date be to order a 2010 ?

 

Ask your dealer?

 

the dealer doesn't even know if their is 2010 yet ???

they said they wouldn't know till may...

 

I am on board also-I know about the 2009 model year and as stated earlier want to be sure that if i can't squeeze a 09' I still have a chance at a 2010 cobalt ss/tc 4 door. And also, i know of no one with the auto option on the cobalt ss/tc 4 door -someone please direct me to images, etc.. Thanks.

 

Auto option on the Cobalt SS/TC doesn't exist...