GM to Keep US Plants Open During Summer, Cites High Demand

[Bluebear]

Most General Motors' U.S. plants will forego traditional summer shutdowns to help meet buyer demand for popular models, the automaker said Thursday.

GM says nine of its 11 assembly plants will continue to operate during the traditional shutdown period from June 28 to July 9.

Most of GM's U.S. stamping and powertrain plants will also work to support assembly operations.

GM assembly plants working through the traditional summer shutdown are—Arlington, Texas, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Detroit Hamtramck, Michigan, Fairfax, Kansas, Flint, Michigan, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Lansing Delta Township, Michigan, Lansing Grand River, Michigan and Wentzville, Missouri....

"We've added shifts to plants, run significant overtime, and optimized line speeds to get more products to our customers," said Diana Tremblay, GM vice president of Manufacturing and Labor.

General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in June of 2009. It was reorganized and now temporarily majority owned by the US Treasury.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/37752282

[TexasObserver]

1. Awesome!!

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2. Good for them

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3. Very good news1