May 11 (Reuters) - General Motors ( GM ) plans to cut a

few hundred jobs from its information technology division,

Bloomberg News reported on Monday.

The move will affect about 500 to 600 employees, according

to the report, which cites people familiar with the matter.

"GM is transforming its Information Technology organization

to better position the company for the future. As part of that

work, we have made the difficult decision to eliminate certain

roles globally," the Detroit automaker told Reuters in a

statement on Monday.