Chinese supplier Yanfeng in November will close its factory in Riverside, Mo., around the same time General Motors plans to end Chevrolet Malibu production at a nearby assembly plant, according to a job reduction notice posted Sept. 16
Yanfeng will permanently close the plant within two weeks of Nov. 15, according to the notice provided by the supplier to the state of Missouri and the city of Riverside. The closure will result in what the notice said were "permanent" layoffs for 444 employees, including 398 members of UAW Local 710.
A spokesperson for Yanfeng could not be reached. Requests for comment from UAW local leadership and a spokesperson for the UAW's Detroit headquarters were not immediately returned.
Yanfeng, a maker of seats, electronics and automotive interior products, provides components for GM's Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kan. The closure is slated for around the same time GM plans to end production of the Malibu there in November. It has injection molding among its plastics processing operations globally.