General Motors move headquarters from Ren Cen to Hudson's site in downtown Detroit

[@TaylorMMontgomery]

The government should have never bailed GM out. Out of the big 3, they were the ones that needed to go.

[@Joe-d7m6k]

Them, or Chrysler.

[@Episcopalianacolyte]

If they didn't bail out GM, we would have had a depression worse than 1929.

[@Joe-d7m6k]

How about getting rid of Mary Barra?????

[@mirzaahmed6589]

What has she done wrong?

[@Joe-d7m6k]

@@mirzaahmed6589 More like---- what has she done right??!!

[@raw7504]

@@mirzaahmed6589 she is terrible, has enriched herself while making the worst company decisions and laying off workers

[@dashcan8479]

@@mirzaahmed6589 Everything

[@tinto278]

Buy that for a dollar!

[@CyndieAmala]

😮 no more GM logo on the ren cen will be weird!

[@tomstiel7576]

I thought it was weird when the Ford logo came down

[@CyndieAmala]

@@tomstiel7576 I forgot about that. I was a teenager when that happened.

[@markeyosef1579]

How? The building was complete in the 70s and wasn't there from the get-go.

[@CyndieAmala]

@@markeyosef1579 wdym how? How what? I was born in the 70's but it didn't become the GM HQ until the 90's.

[@RottieParade-ro9bu]

It sounds like they do not have a plan. This is not a good sign. Stellantis fires 1600 Engineers and now GM does this. 😮

[@ij8502]

Gms already been firing engineers for the past 4 years actually

[@RottieParade-ro9bu]

@@ij8502 yes hire Engineers and fire but they keep a sweeper in the union. Engineers would better suit their employer if they were able to have longevity by being able to stick with an employer and contribute through developing stages. Not contract in and out like they are in a revolving door. Their contributions are not menial.

[@RottieParade-ro9bu]

@@ij8502 and they have been hiring and firing for longer than 4 years.

[@kaseyc5078]

Bidenomics!

[@me-it9jn]

Sounds like they’re moving into a more appropriately sized place for them

[@haylieg2780]

Absolute surprise! My grandfather actually worked in that building when he worked for General Motors.

[@rmgeneral8554]

It is the reason that they designed and produced such bad cars.

[@42luke93]

Nooo! An iconic building for GM!

[@barsaf9989]

Totally agree. When you think of Detroit, you think of the ren cen with the GM logo on top of it.

[@bufordfrance8058]

It's not iconic. Before GM moved into the ren cen they occupied a rented building in detroit for decades. GM has less than 2,000 employees in the ren-cen. Very few want to work in detroit.

[@42luke93]

@@barsaf9989 Yes I agree. This is terrible. Where are all of the office workers gonna go too? Now they got to move to NYC. Bad for Detroit.

[@audenharper3014]

it's ugly

[@PHlyestofNerds]

@@42luke93the video said they’re moving to Hudson’s office

[@Mr.Nin10do.]

Now OCP can make their move

[@battles423]

Robo Cop

[@michaelpjeffries1521]

The office towers became redundant with covid and remote work. Renewal is constant as is change but not the changes. Imagine commuting by elevator or stairwell. Buildings get repurposed all the time

[@circleinforthecube5170]

the lobby would make a very good library

[@AxelZara]

You are so wrong lol

[@markeyosef1579]

They should turn it into affordable housing.

[@smithterrance459]

It stays and it's not going nowhere I don't know why want to remove the Renaissance center smh

[@MichaelfromtheGraves]

There wasn't a single mention of demolition.

[@maryannkita4919]

They even said on the news tonight that the RenCen is a landmark on the Detroit River.

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

Honestly this is a perfect opportunity to adjust to the decline in office towers and find some other use that will be relevant in the future. A huge mall, fitness center, civic center, and tons of other things

[@checkoutmyyoutubepage]

A mall will fall because there is no mass transit to support it.

[@andyleo8418]

Malls? Are you serious?

[@kayEnt3rtainm3nt]

Do new malls even still get made?

[@user-xr9op5re7r]

Homie still stuck in 2006 with this comment lmao

[@kawaiidere1023]

@@andyleo8418malls are great and can do great they just need to be in walking distance to housing. Most American malls fail because they’re not accessible

[@cortezmiller1899]

I was going to say make the Renaissance a whole hotel with more rooms. Said that the city needs more hotel space. But mentioned in the video that plumbing issues will be a problem.

[@millcity9711]

It started life as a hotel...plumbing should not be a problem.

[@bufordfrance8058]

Yeah, detroit needs more hotel space flooded with roaches and bed bugs.

[@MichaelLee-pl4sh]

It use to have a movie theatre in it. Being that back and restaurants and gift shops and store already have the hotel which is nice.

[@markeyosef1579]

They can make it work. Especially with the technology now.

[@toolwithintention]

Smart move Can’t depreciate that old building anymore

[@Maybe1Someday]

What a failure GM has been over the years. Now they got that big abandoned failure of a building as a trophy and a female running the show. Great more EV trucks right?

[@wolfiethedog76]

The Ren Cen is a pain to navigate around in ....

[@stickynorth]

RenCen needs a revival even more of mixed use space. I.e. housing, retail. I suspect the plumbing issues aren't as much of a challenge as say remediation of now hazardous materials as most buildings from that area contain asbestos in the form of spray on insulation. I could be wrong but there are plenty of towers in downtown Calgary sitting vacant for this reason including the Nexen Tower...

[@circleinforthecube5170]

if they expanded the peoplemover to its original plan the re ncens direct transit connection would prove useful, the lobby is pretty beautiful and empty areas in the building are plentiful

[@ronnie8252]

This is a warning sign. General Motors is not doing good

[@blazingfire_0712]

Is it not just because Detroit is just rusting away?

[@EingefrorenesEisen]

Detroit needs more unique appeal, needs to be more like Boston imo. More competitive, good-paying jobs, more renowned universities (iirc university of Michigan is pretty respected already). Limit the amount of walmart stores and allow small businesses to thrive. Use the location along the Detroit River and bordering Canada for more international travel/exchange appeal. Increase wages. People are begging for places with higher minimum wage right now.

[@barrylieberman5954]

General Motors is more profitable now than they ever have been

[@isaac198428]

A warning? This idea to move headquarters was pitched 6 years ago so not exactly a new thing. What part of that didn’t you understand? lol

[@Jeez001]

Problem with Detroit it relied on big 3 and did everything it could to appease them while they literally abandoned Detroit. Where as Boston has countless companies and doesn’t rely any on any particular one.

[@stevens1041]

We need a car guy in charge of GM.

[@ronnie8252]

If General Motors would start building cars and trucks to our taste in our liking, maybe we would buy

[@starxlr7863]

@@ronnie8252 Exactly! Make GM great again.

[@Hilltop238]

Ford should take over at the Renaissance thats a timeless building, Chrysler should have a presence downtown also

[@riverfrontdetroit1]

Why would u move from the waterfront this is stupid leadership

[@hillbillyinpa2317]

GM seems intent on driving itself into the ground. The true GM building on West Grand was filled with class. Sad to see this once great company decline into this mess.

[@maryannkita4919]

Comment of the day!!!

[@jdog22c34]

GM bean counters can continue to harm GM from a new building, nice.

[@mrpeel3239]

So moves GM, so goes GM! 😅 Ps how about turning the REN into affordable housing!!

[@maryannkita4919]

I absolutely agree with you!!

[@greggreg2263]

They should build a massive casino in the old GM building and call it Sin City😮

[@goldbrick2563]

It looks like a casino

[@Lyerbait13]

Hell no

[@markeyosef1579]

I don't like the idea but to think of it's kind of built like a casino.

[@jerryalexander8803]

Start by putting a movie theater back in there

[@randallgoeswhere]

Good. Now they can gtfo of those parking lots so people can use them.

[@bufordfrance8058]

Use those parking lots for what.

[@PHlyestofNerds]

@@bufordfrance8058housing

[@markeyosef1579]

​@@bufordfrance8058you slow?

[@jazziez6467]

i love how they claim covid was the problem with employees not returning to work and won't acknowledge the ev's are a total flop and they put a ton of money into a dead horse so layed tons of folks off

[@UmmYeahOk]

They have been building EVs since the 90s. Hell, the second gen Chevy Volt was supposed to be the car that would save GM. Plug in hybrid, never have to worry about range anxiety, and are free to go on road trips without any planning, and still get an insane amount of fuel economy if you chose to do so, but just like the EV1, they canceled it. They spend all this money on research and development, and then trash the project if it doesn’t sell millions it’s first year. It takes time for such things to pay off and churn a profit, but instead you know what is paid off and already profitable? Stupid gas guzzling trucks and SUVs. “Let’s trick consumers into wanting these behemoths for their 1-4 person family! Our only competitor is Ford anyway!” It’s insane how many freaking Teslas I see on the road everyday. You cant even legally buy them in my state! In fact, there are so many EVs that the state decided to tax owners $200 a year per EV regardless of how little miles they drove them. How many electric chevys do I see on the road? Just the one or two Volts that managed to survive their lease period. Sure, there are plenty of GM vehicles where I live, but they’re all trucks and SUVs, with an occasional corvette every now and then. But actual real CARS, family cars, majorly are Tesla, with Toyota as runner up. I live in a very red state, very conservative. If there are that many EVs on our roads, maybe it’s because we don’t like being told what we can and can’t drive.

[@WellBattle6]

Toyota was correct. People want hybrids today, not EVs. Chevy had the best American lineup of hybrids until they got rid of them a couple years before hybrids started having a 8 month wait list.

[@Randomgen77]

There’s a crunch between credit and car prices these days in general (not just EVs). With interest rates so high, it’s difficult for people to justify getting into any pricey new car today. And then there’s prices. Some of it may be ripples from the supply chain, but others are entirely own-goals on the part of GM (discontinuing the smaller, more-affordable Bolt while wasting time on nonsense like an EV Hummer comes to mind). US automakers need to figure how to make affordable EVs a lot quicker - they can’t rely on trade protections from Chinese imports forever.

[@orsacchiottoscartato2974]

Yes indeed. Imagine if a new company was formed that built cars that people wanted. They'd wipe everyone else off the board.

[@aerohk]

building new commercial real estate building nowadays is crazy

[@markdanielczyk944]

Well, if GM would listen to their customers, and build the vehicles we want and need. Changing the logo didn't help, who uses lower case letters for such a prominent company?

[@starxlr7863]

Yes exactly! The old GM was much better before the restructured and being driven by Mary Barra. Changing the logo to lower case letters is so off!

[@horizon42q]

2500 employees don’t need a big skyscraper. They need a small office building about 1,000,000 feet max.

[@JackHunt2345]

So does that mean there’s gonna be no stores or restaurants and hotels in the Hudson tower anymore it’s just gonna be GM headquarters?

[@cortezmiller1899]

Um no, GM is moving in the Podium building!

[@theretrocaveman]

it consists of two buildings bud

[@Jorr235]

The last time a building was built in Detroit.

[@MotownGuitarJoe]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You clearly never go downtown. New buildings all over the place in the last 10 years.

[@Altema22]

I don't see it as a warning sign, I see it as GM being offered a great deal with incentives to move. While I did think GM's presence there brought stability, the building does have much potential. Like other's have mentioned, it started life as a hotel, so I don't see plumbing being an issue. A luxury suite would require less plumbing infrastructure than multiple hotel rooms. It would be nice if they brought back the theatres. My wife and I would go there often, then cap off the night with a romantic stroll through the beautiful lobby.

[@tonycash8342]

It's a big mistake to move too into the new building!!!

[@42luke93]

I agree. This is terrible. Where are all of the office workers gonna go? Now they got to move to NYC.

[@damoncampbell386]

Built by Ford in 70s, GM moved in in the 90s, another abandoned building in the 20s or 30s?

[@dazeelove7590]

What’s going to Happen to the REN Cen. It’s going to become an Eye Sore smack in the middle of Downtown.

[@barrylieberman5954]

The Marriott isn’t going anywhere

[@markeyosef1579]

I doubt it.

[@thejaebeing]

Make it into a residential!!!

[@mostradamusthemoor5266]

They should stay

[@lostinseganet]

hmmm... Well they are still in downtown detroit (The actual city)

[@tristanharshman8268]

Its not a car manufacturer anymore its "shareholder"?

[@TroyQwert]

Been in Renaissance Center in 1994. 😊

[@geebee7529]

From Windsor, ON RenCen is flipping off Canada.

[@nunyabiz1780]

The rencen is a waste of space. most of the enclosed area isn't rentable because its a wide open mall. Mall, mall, mall, hey wasn't that taubman guy in epstein's black book?

[@bufordfrance8058]

GM employees hate driving to detroit. Many can't wait to transfer to WTC or MPG.

[@gobbletegook]

But wait. Won't they have to drive to NYC to get to work there? You think traffic is bad in Detroit (or are you talking about the crime when you have to drive into the city) wait until you have to pay congestion pricing from $9 to $23 to drive in. And if you think that the 2500 workers will have cheaper rents so that they can walk to work...guess again.

[@SweatySockGaming]

@@gobbletegookWTC = Warren technical center

[@SweatySockGaming]

MPG = Milford proving ground

[@Dweller415]

They original headquarters “Renaissance Center” is architecturally ghastly. The first thing they should do is put on a new facade with new modern windows, not those ugly ones they have now.

[@hereforthechips7710]

Toyota left its headquarters in Torrance CA for Texas because of ridiculous high taxes. Jerry Brown, the Governor at the time, said, “oh, someone will move into it. That new company Tesla or someone…”. The whole beautiful campus was leveled about 5 months ago to build a warehouse for low wage logistics jobs.

[@ThomasBinkley]

Does this mean OCP can move in?

[@JM-bd6ml]

Dtown Detroit…..hope they offer a Glock with job opportunities.

[@axelfoley1406]

Typical of GM, smh. More bad choices.

[@southkiddJ]

Did Demond move to Detroit? Used to see him reporting in DFW. Was always on point to.

[@chromebomb]

praying for detroit

[@XanaxDust214]

Praying is about as useful as the many vacant dilapidated homes in Detroit.

[@JDFILMS86]

Detroit is not the same since the companies go away thats not good Detroit needs comeback in the good old days has a good jobs like new york

[@rwdplz1]

It'll be empty and fall into disrepair like an abandoned mall for YEARS.

[@arrjay2662]

Weird. THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO USE 2 FLOORS AT THE HUDSON BLDG

[@ScottJones-d7s]

Cant help but notice, that complex looks like an electric rotor! Ironic.

[@Tellmewhynow]

is there sumthin wrong wit the building?

[@dodobono452]

Why have multiple office buildings instead of one seems like a waste of money

[@brenthill3241]

When do they complete their move to China?

[@wolfiethedog76]

What would be shocking is if they tore down the Ren Cen and built something new on the spot!😮😮

[@markeyosef1579]

They not. The world has changed and it's not much of a use for huge skyscrapers these days.

[@wolfiethedog76]

@@markeyosef1579 Most likely not but it's faintly possible. If they try to turn it into apartments, it could get difficult and very expensive to do though because of the plumbing.

[@e.gadd.1]

Detroit should go with what they have, and renovate the city as an Art Deco/roaring twenties tourist town and jazz capitol. Complete with the jazz bars. They would come, and tourist money would rain like rain, lol. But address the crime first please. And no new beast ugly modern art buildings. It could have been sing, sing sing! Somebody talk to one of those U.S. billionaires and see if they're interested.

[@goldbrick2563]

Detroit never really had a jazz scene sorry. But good idea. Detroit had aretha, motown, rock and punk tho

[@e.gadd.1]

@@goldbrick2563 why can't I respond to this? KZbin keeps erasing it

[@e.gadd.1]

@@goldbrick2563 a

[@e.gadd.1]

what a horrible place KZbin is. No free speech at all :(

[@e.gadd.1]

evil monopoly with a chokehold on online speech. Horrible

[@garyfrancis6193]

Next a basement one room.

[@tonycash8342]

General Motors need to move out in the suburbs!!!

[@RottieParade-ro9bu]

I agree. In the RenCen is their legal department. From a nice suburb over an hour to get there. The Tech Center is in an area that engineers really do not want to live but they just invested a billion dollars there. It’s in Warren and took me an hour or so. The facility was built in the 1950’s I think and peoples homes have moved from that area along time ago.

[@andrewandres148]

So, you are saying that General Motors is moving into a Hudson?

[@alexcunn77]

Nice to know what they are doing with our tax dollars

[@williampowell2722]

they should move factory and offices out of state for tax advantages and warm weather. it won't be long before all the major automakers leave and take advantage of the tax relief.

[@gregparker78]

Be moving to China next

[@andyleo8418]

Level the Ren Cen. Put an amusement park in there. Done.

[@ikephipps2696]

OCP can move into the old hq

[@goldbrick2563]

The Ren Cen looks scary, jus sayin. Why is it so dark and foreboding?

[@pessolanostudios]

I didn’t even know Detroit still existed as a functioning city.

[@Shawndaniel7710]

New Casino they not slick😢😢😢

[@keithball6480]

Since they aren't going to manufacturing in the US, why not just move the HQ to Mexico or wherever. Why anyone would buy GM product anyway?

[@davidt1441]

They made the move off marked up overpriced scam artis dealerships with the c8 z06 pretty soon they will use the massive profits from the zr1 to buy groceries for the new building

[@domin8rdominant763]

Hay there loco what’s with all the reposting?

[@MrRandymens]

God left Detroit but he decided to come back and give Detroit second chance. 😂❤😂

[@frederickkusumo5021]

whyyyyyy tho

[@gobbletegook]

The move will be costly. The rents will be higher. Mary Barra is not the smartest lug nut on the wheel. Not to mention abandoning the city that made GM (well, what it once was).

[@johnrau2873]

Moving to a cardboard box near you

[@junkboxxxxxx]

Can't afford it

[@aaronnava2985]

Remember when Obama bailed them out.

[@johnrau2873]

Yup that's one of my many reasons for not buying GM

[@victorayala4847]

Convert to condos

[@skullandbones1832]

💚

[@deftone366]

Dan is going to make the whole building look like a bunch of rockets and boosters.. "Rocket Mortgage" 🙄

[@hussienalsafi1149]

☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@paulc.1535]

Ok, and this affects me how ?

[@johnkeviljr9625]

The Renaissance Center sucks. It is functionally obsolete.

[@davidt1441]

Gm moves there overpriced junk cars

[@900Yugo]

The only good small cars GM ever sold were those jointly made with Toyota.

[@Harley.Davidson]

GM can't pay their rent! 🎉

[@bufordfrance8058]

GM owns the ren cen.

[@veramae4098]

The Ren Cen was a big mistake by the architects. I've never heard of anyone who likes it.

[@thebestchannel5456]

It's not bad. I've seen worse. I wish it were taller, though

[@Sealambert]

I like the building. Despite that I am not a resident but I find the concept with the four buildings surrounding it more iconic IMO.

[@jeffrobodine8579]

The backdrop for the movie Robocop back in 1988.

[@mattstarr8203]

taking on water from Detroit river lol

[@DemocratsrPDFfiles]

If they were smart, they'd leave this state entirely .