SEOUL, March 7 (Reuters) - South Korean battery maker SK On laid off 958 employees at its Atlanta, Georgia, plant on Friday, a spokesperson told Reuters, citing a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed by the company.

Major SK customer Ford Motor said in December it waskilling several electric-vehicle models. The Associated Press previously reported the layoffs

(Reporting by Heejin Kim; Editing by William Mallard)