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02-06-2013, 12:49 PM
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As inventory of the Chevrolet Malibu (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/malibu/) and Buick LaCrosse (http://www.autoblog.com/buick/lacrosse/) continues to pile up, General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/) will be idling its Fairfax Assembly Plant (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fairfax+assembly+plant/) for two weeks, according to Automotive News. This move comes about a month after the plant was shut down for three weeks in late December and early January for the same reason. As of January 31, the GM had a 94-day supply of Malibu stock while the LaCrosse was a little worse with a 117-day supply.
Just last week, GM announced that it would be investing $600 million in upgrading (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/30/gm-investing-600m-in-plant-that-produces-malibu-lacrosse/) this plant, but it's unclear what future plans the company has in store for Fairfax considering slow sales of both the plant's models. We do expect a refreshed and more luxurious LaCrosse (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/01/facelifted-buick-lacrosse-caught-in-china/) shortly and an early design update for the Malibu (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/07/chevy-malibu-to-get-early-refresh-to-combat-slow-sales-poor-rev/) to be announced at some point this year, although we have had no official word as to when either will happen.GM throttles back Chevy Malibu, Buick LaCrosse production over swollen inventories (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/gm-throttles-back-chevy-malibu-buick-lacrosse-production-over-s/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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As inventory of the Chevrolet Malibu (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/malibu/) and Buick LaCrosse (http://www.autoblog.com/buick/lacrosse/) continues to pile up, General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/) will be idling its Fairfax Assembly Plant (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fairfax+assembly+plant/) for two weeks, according to Automotive News. This move comes about a month after the plant was shut down for three weeks in late December and early January for the same reason. As of January 31, the GM had a 94-day supply of Malibu stock while the LaCrosse was a little worse with a 117-day supply.
Just last week, GM announced that it would be investing $600 million in upgrading (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/30/gm-investing-600m-in-plant-that-produces-malibu-lacrosse/) this plant, but it's unclear what future plans the company has in store for Fairfax considering slow sales of both the plant's models. We do expect a refreshed and more luxurious LaCrosse (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/01/facelifted-buick-lacrosse-caught-in-china/) shortly and an early design update for the Malibu (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/07/chevy-malibu-to-get-early-refresh-to-combat-slow-sales-poor-rev/) to be announced at some point this year, although we have had no official word as to when either will happen.GM throttles back Chevy Malibu, Buick LaCrosse production over swollen inventories (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/gm-throttles-back-chevy-malibu-buick-lacrosse-production-over-s/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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