General Motors lays off nearly 14,000 workers

By Tom Krisher, John Seewer, Angie Wang, John Minchillo, Tony Dejak, Sara Burnett, Josh Boak, Hannah Fingerhut and Rob Gillies

Tom Krisher, auto writer, Detroit; John Seewer, reporter, Toledo, Ohio; Angie Wang, videographer, Cincinnati; photographers John Minchillo, Cincinnati; and Tony Dejak, Cleveland; newspersons Sara Burnett, Chicago; Josh Boak, Washington; Hannah Fingerhut, Washington; and Rob Gillies, correspondent, Toronto, for breaking news and follow-up coverage of General Motors’ announcement of a massive restructuring that would include the loss of up to 14,000 jobs and the closure of five North American plants.