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GM cancels summer break at nine plants
DETROIT, (UPI) -- U.S. automaker General Motors Co. said it would skip the two-week summer layover at nine of its 11 factories to decrease waiting time for customers.
The company said it was considering using temporary help during the two-week stretch that has historically been a period of refitting plants to begin assembling the next year's models, The New York Times reported Friday.
In a statement, president of GM North America said, "Our manufacturing teams are taking creative approaches to increase production and reduce the wait times for our dealers and customers."
The company said it could produce 56,000 vehicles during the traditional summer hiatus.
Senior industry analyst John Wolkonowicz at IHS Global Insight said the hard times for automakers were not over, but there were signs of an improved economy.
"We have a long way to go," he said. "But the level in the lake is rising, and most manufacturers are going to rise with it. You're going to see a lot more overtime and a lot of this standard vacation time not being taken."
DETROIT, (UPI) -- U.S. automaker General Motors Co. said it would skip the two-week summer layover at nine of its 11 factories to decrease waiting time for customers.
The company said it was considering using temporary help during the two-week stretch that has historically been a period of refitting plants to begin assembling the next year's models, The New York Times reported Friday.
In a statement, president of GM North America said, "Our manufacturing teams are taking creative approaches to increase production and reduce the wait times for our dealers and customers."
The company said it could produce 56,000 vehicles during the traditional summer hiatus.
Senior industry analyst John Wolkonowicz at IHS Global Insight said the hard times for automakers were not over, but there were signs of an improved economy.
"We have a long way to go," he said. "But the level in the lake is rising, and most manufacturers are going to rise with it. You're going to see a lot more overtime and a lot of this standard vacation time not being taken."