GM to Trim Car Output at 5 U.S. Plants

General Motors Co. will idle five car plants in the U.S. next month to allow bloated dealer inventories to shrink, The Detroit News reports.

The affected assembly facilities are:

• Bowling Green, Ky. (Chevrolet Corvette) for one week
• Detroit-Hamtramck (Buick LaCrosse midsize sedan, Cadillac TC6 large sedan, Chevy Volt compact hybrid, Chevy Impala large sedan) for three weeks
• Fairfax, Kan. (Chevrolet Malibu and Buick LaCrosse midsize sedan) for three weeks
• Lansing, Mich. Grand River (Camaro sport coupe, Cadillac ATS sedan and coupe, and CTS sedan) for two weeks
• Lordstown, Ohio (Chevrolet Cruze small sedan) for one week

GM’s dealer inventories in the U.S. have ballooned to an eight-year high of more than 874,000 units, according to the News. That represents a nearly 90-day supply of unsold vehicles, about 50% above the norm.