DETROIT - General Motors Co. and its joint-venture partner Ultium Cells are cutting 550 jobs at the electric vehicle battery cell plant in Lordstown, and have slated another 850 employees for temporary layoff, The Detroit News reported Wednesday.

The decision comes as part of a move by GM to adjust its electric vehicle capacity in response to a slowing U.S. electric vehicle market and an evolving regulatory environment.

Ultium Cells will also pause operations in Lordstown starting Jan. 5 and continuing through at least May, a GM spokesperson told The Detroit News.

Ultium Cells plants in Spring Hill, Tennessee, are also scheduled to pause operations during that same timeframe, with the Tennessee plant temporarily laying off 700 workers, according to the newspaper.

The cuts are not li

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