General Motors Co. concluded U.S. production of the Chevrolet Cruze at its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant on March 6, 2019, with the final vehicle departing the line at 3 p.m. The facility, operational since 1966, manufactured 16 million vehicles, including nearly 2 million Cruze models since 2010. GM had announced plans to idle five North American plants in June 2018, resulting in up to 15,000 job cuts nationwide.
The closure eliminated 1,500 positions at Lordstown, adding to 3,000 job losses since 2017 as demand for compact vehicles declined. GM praised the Cruze as a
