Automotive News, Media & Press - GM to close most of Its Plants this summer

Its all over the news that GM will close most of its plants for about 9 months. I am sure someone can find the article?

9 WEEKS , man , 9 weeks......

9 weeks? They will just end up paying the workers anyways. Instead of closing the plants and footing all of that loss they should have the workers make artsy baskets that yuppies like to buy from Pier 1.

I found this on Fox News.



DETROIT — General Motors Corp. is planning to temporarily close most of its U.S. factories for up to nine weeks this summer because of slumping sales and growing inventories of unsold vehicles, two people briefed on the plan said Wednesday.
The exact dates of the closures were not known, but both people said they will occur around the normal two-week shutdown in July to change from one model year to the next. Neither person wanted to be identified because workers have not been told of the shutdowns.
GM spokesman Chris Lee would not comment other than to say the company notifies employees before making any production cuts public.
The automaker is living on $13.4 billion in government loans and faces a June 1 deadline to cut its debt, reduce labor costs and take other restructuring steps. If it doesn't meet the deadline, the company's CEO has said it will enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
United Auto Workers officials at several factories said they have meetings scheduled Thursday and Friday with plant managers and GM human resource officials to discuss production changes.
The automaker's sales were down 49 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, and GM had a 123-day supply of cars and trucks at the end of March, according to Ward's AutoInfoBank. GM already has more than a six-month supply of several models

oooopps sorry.

No prob , just don't want the '10 Camaro SS buyers to panic.... you WILL get your car....

9 weeks? They will just end up paying the workers anyways. Instead of closing the plants and footing all of that loss they should have the workers make artsy baskets that yuppies like to buy from Pier 1.

the overseas automakers do something like that but they workout, clean the machines, read and all sorts of good stuff. but no basket making that i am aware of.

9 weeks? They will just end up paying the workers anyways. Instead of closing the plants and footing all of that loss they should have the workers make artsy baskets that yuppies like to buy from Pier 1.

Contractually, the workers can be laid off for a certain amount of weeks without being laid off indefinitely. And GM doesnt cover it. Theyre on unemployment for that time.

Thanks for the info, guys. I actually didn't know any of the info in post 7 and 8.

Actually GM closes them down for 2 weeks every year...this year is just longer.

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the overseas automakers do something like that but they workout, clean the machines, read and all sorts of good stuff. but no basket making that i am aware of.

All automakers do it. Ive worked for both and all assembly plants are pretty much the same, except maybe the German, their just plain wierd.

Contractually, the workers can be laid off for a certain amount of weeks without being laid off indefinitely. And GM doesnt cover it. Theyre on unemployment for that time.

I believe GM covers the difference between the unemployment and their regular salary.

I believe GM covers the difference between the unemployment and their regular salary.


Sorta, Tier 2 employees get within $50 of their normal weekly wages and tier 1 guys get hit pretty hard. The wonders of subpay

Yea we just got word today 3 months off Fort Wayne assembly truck plant starting on the 4th of May.
Maybe if Frits would shut his big fat mouth about going bankrupt maybe we would sell some damn cars and trucks.

Yea we just got word today 3 months off Fort Wayne assembly truck plant starting on the 4th of May.
Maybe if Frits would shut his big fat mouth about going bankrupt maybe we would sell some damn cars and trucks.

Same situation for the international plant? its in your area. maybe they are hiring?