Not Official, but.... GM Closing Plants for 9 Weeks

This cannot be good. Rumors are circulating that GM will close their manufacturing plants for 9 weeks sometime this summer.

The reason? A combination of excess inventory and the pending bankruptcy.

What is already announced is severe enough:

ASSEMBLY - U.S.

• Arlington (Full Size SUV)
  Add down weeks of 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08, 6/15, 6/22 and 7/6
• Bowling Green(Cadillac XLR / Chevy Corvette)
  Add down week of 7/13
• Detroit / Hamtramck (Buick Lucerne, Cadillac DTS)
  Add down weeks of 6/01, 6/08, 6/15 and 6/22
• Fairfax (Saturn Aura, Chevy Malibu)
  Add production week of 7/6 (2nd week of shutdown)
• Flint Assembly (Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra) (HD Reg and Crew)
  Add down weeks of 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08, 6/15, 6/22 and 7/6
• Ft. Wayne(Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra) (LD Reg and Ext)
  Retime down week from 4/27 to 5/4
  Add down weeks 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08, 6/15, 6/22, 7/6 and 7/13
• Lansing Grand River (Cadillac STS & CTS)
  Add down weeks of 5/4, 5/11, 6/1 and 6/22
• Lordstown(Chevy Cobalt, Pontiac G5)
  Add down weeks of 6/01, 6/08 and 6/15
• Pontiac Assembly (Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra) (HD Ext.)
  Add down weeks of 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 7/6 and 7/13
• Shreveport (Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, H3 and H3T)
  Add down weeks of 6/15, 6/22 and 7/13
• Spring Hill (Chevy Traverse)
  Add down weeks of 6/8, 6/15 and 6/22
• Wilmington (Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky, Opel GT)
  Add down weeks of 6/15 and 6/22
• Wentzville (GMC Savana, Chevy Express)
  Add down weeks of 6/8, 6/15 and 6/22
  

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