SUVs Enjoy Summer Surge as Car Workers Take Unwanted Breaks
- Several light-truck factories shorten or eliminate time off
- U.S. auto sales seen slipping in June as sedan demand tumbles
A Chevrolet Tahoe
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Workers at U.S. auto factories are finding that their summer schedules may be determined by the height of the model they assemble.
General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV 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 U.S. car plants are bracing for a cut in summertime shifts and output as manufacturers try to align supply with still-slumping passenger-car demand.