These are the numbers:
GM offered buyouts to 17,700 employees in North America with at least 12 years of service in November, according to a document obtained by CNBC at the time. The company was aiming for 8,000 voluntary buyouts, the company previously confirmed. About 2,250 workers accepted severance agreements by Nov. 19, the company previously confirmed. Roughly 1,500 contract jobs have since been eliminated, according to one of the people briefed on the layoffs.
That leaves roughly 4,250 salaried workers and 6,000 hourly employees targeted for layoffs.
This is the timing: (by "not confirming" he basically confirmed it)
Company executives want to complete as many of the layoffs as possible before the company reports its earnings Wednesday, the people said, asking not to be named because the information isn’t public yet.
“We are not confirming timing. Our employees are our priorities and we will communicate with them first,” GM spokesman Pat Morrissey told CNBC Friday.