General Motors laid off more than 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, the company confirmed to CNBC.

General Motors laid off more than 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, the company confirmed to CNBC.

Automaker General Motors laid off 3,300 workers at manufacturing plants in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee amid changes in the nation's electric vehicle market.

The automaker expects the regulatory environment to seriously slow EV demand.