General Motors ought to be careful not to award big bonuses to executives after announcing 14,000 job cuts, said former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warned Wednesday.
"Is this the time GM should be giving big executive bonuses? No. If they are, it's deplorable," Summers told CNBC's Power Lunch.
He added that GM should not rely on foreign workers to build cars either, something labor leaders have feared will happen.
The largest American automaker said Monday it will halt production at several plants in the U.S. and Canada, and expects to cut 14,000 jobs.
The layoffs are unfortunate, Summers said, but GM must do what it has to stay competitive.
"Obviously if GM developed better products and had done a better job, they wouldn't have to do this," he said. "That's something we can regret."
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