GM Permanently Lays Off More Than 1,100 Workers in Michigan Thanks To Trump’s War on Clean Energy 

The layoffs come as Trump doubles down on expensive foreign oil in Venezuela that won’t bring down prices for Americans  

According to the December jobs report from the BLS, 63,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost under Trump

Washington, DC – As Trump spends taxpayer dollars and risks American lives in pursuit of expensive foreign oil in Venezuela, here at home, Americans are facing pink slips and skyrocketing prices. In Michigan, General Motors permanently laid off 1,100 workers at their all-electric Factory Zero plant, citing changes in electric vehicle demand. Trump and Republicans’ budget bill made it more expensive to buy EVs and took a sledgehammer to clean energy projects across the country, jacking up costs for Americans. Meanwhile, Chinese electric vehicle sales are “booming.” 

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to bring back American manufacturing, but today’s jobs report shows that 8,000 manufacturing jobs were lost in December, the 8th straight month of job losses in the sector. In Michigan alone, seven clean energy manufacturing projects have been put on hold or canceled in the last six months. 

Climate Power Senior Advisor Jesse Lee issued the following statement: 

“Trump has been a catastrophe for American manufacturing jobs, and thousands of layoffs are the direct and intentional result of the Republican budget bill. While Trump is busy pleasing his billionaire oil donors by doubling down on expensive foreign oil that won’t bring down costs, thousands of Americans are losing their jobs and millions are struggling to pay their bills. Today’s jobs report and these Michigan layoffs tell the story of who Trump cares about and it’s not Americans facing an affordability crisis. His war on home grown American energy has shuttered factories across the country, jacking up costs for families and sending jobs overseas. ” 

Trump’s reckless energy policies are leaving a trail of shuttered projects across the country:

• An electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky closed its doors in December 2025, killing 1,600 jobs.

• A battery plant canceled a project in Missouri, citing “regulatory changes”, killing 1,000 jobs. 

• Leading Light Wind pulled the plug on construction of an offshore wind project in New Jersey that would have generated enough electricity to power a million homes. 

• A solar firm in North Carolina laid off 78% of its workforce after filing for bankruptcy due to renewable energy policy changes under the Trump administration.  

• QCells, a solar manufacturing plant in Georgia, announced that it would be furloughing 1,000 workers and permanently laying off an additional 300.

• In just two months, seven clean energy projects were closed in Michigan, including General Motors laying off 1,200 workers at its electric vehicle plant in Detroit, along with hundreds of additional permanent and temporary layoffs at battery plants in Ohio and Tennessee.  

• In October, Topsoe cited the repeal of clean energy tax credits as a reason for canceling 150 jobs and a $400 million investment in their Richmond, Virginia facility. 

• In October, Fox 2 Detroit reported that over 100 employees at Dana Incorporated, an electric vehicle battery component manufacturer in Auburn Hills, Michigan, had been laid off.

• General Motors canceled a $55 million factory that would have created 300 jobs, citing “decisions of the DOE”.