Strong demand for bigger vehicles distorts summer schedules at US factories
Plants that make popular SUVs and pickups to see shorter or no shutdowns
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Southfield, Michigan
WORKERS at US automobile factories are finding that their summer schedules may be determined by the height of the model they assemble.
General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler are all shortening summer shutdowns or forgoing them altogether at some plants that make popular SUVs and pickups as demand for the bigger vehicles continues to chug along. At the same time, several US car plants are bracing for a cut in summertime shifts and output as manufacturers try to align supply with still-slumping passenger-car demand.
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