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GM extends shutdown at 13 plants

By Bernard Simon in Toronto

Published: April 23 2009 22:47 | Last updated: April 23 2009 22:47

General Motors plans sharp cuts in its North American vehicle production this summer to bring down swollen inventories caused by the steep drop in demand for its cars and trucks.

The embattled carmaker also ascribed the cutbacks to concern about the stability of Delphi, its biggest parts supplier, which has been struggling to emerge from bankruptcy protection for more than three years.

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