http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/339055-trumps-job-promises-face-challenge-in-auto-sector In less than a year, Ford has said it will cut as many as 1,400 jobs. General Motors has cut production at four U.S. assembly lines, costing 4,400 workers their jobs. Fiat Chrysler laid off another 1,300 workers at their assembly line in Detroit.