Lenovo says Moto Z family isn't dead, in response to layoff rumors

Yesterday we told you about some rumors that started circulating regarding layoffs at Motorola's Chicago offices. Allegedly the Lenovo-owned company was saying goodbye to 50% of its employees there.
In the meantime Lenovo has reached out to let us know that those rumors were false. Here's the full statement we received:
In late 2017, Lenovo announced a worldwide resource action that would occur over the next several quarters, and impacting less than two percent of its global workforce. This week’s employment reductions are a continuation of that process. We are reducing our Motorola operations in Chicago however this did not impact half of our workforce there and our Moto Z family will continue.
So this is a development that's been in the works for a while now, and, most importantly, the Moto Z line of flagship smartphones hasn't been killed off as a consequence. Also, the layoffs did not impact half of Motorola's Chicago workforce.
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- Anonymous
- 10 Mar 2018
- Kn}
The Moto X4 is one of the best if not the best premium midrange phones, and the Moto X line is iconic, it will be a mistake to bury it (but if you see the leaked x5 ´photo´ it has a notch and is 6 inches... better cancel it :p ). Please m...
- Anonymous
- 10 Mar 2018
- 6XU
My current phone is Moto G4 Play. So far so good. Smooth and bloatware free. Come on guys. Go go go.
- AnonD-741037
- 10 Mar 2018
- XPA
Better to dead this and Bury yourself into dig also. No one going to buy your crappy products and Big thanks for ruining Motorola !!