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Facing GM Layoffs, Ohio Mayor 'Trying To Look At The Bright Side'

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In this Tuesday, June 15, 2010, file photo, workers at General Motors' Lordstown Assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, put the final touches on Chevy Cobalts. (Mark Duncan, File/AP)
In this Tuesday, June 15, 2010, file photo, workers at General Motors' Lordstown Assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, put the final touches on Chevy Cobalts. (Mark Duncan, File/AP)

A General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, is preparing to lay off workers and reduce shifts starting next month. The factory makes primarily the Chevrolet Cruze, which is a sedan. It has seen slumping sales in recent years, as Americans instead buy SUVs, trucks and crossovers.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Lordstown Mayor Arno Hill.

This segment aired on May 15, 2018.

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