Hummer slowdown

0 Comments | Oakland Tribune, Aug 25, 2004

General Motors Corp. has told AM General to slow production of the H2 Hummer. AM General spokesman Lee Woodward said Tuesday that the company, which makes the vehicle for GM, plans to end its second shift on Oct. 25, moving those workers to the first shift and to a neighboring plant that builds military Humvees. He would not give the exact number of employees affected, but said no layoffs were expected. GM spokesman Pete Ternes said the cutbacks were not related to recent increases in gasoline prices. He said GM was simply trying to match production with sales.

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