General Motors to trim production in Doraville

DORAVILLE - General Motors plans an undetermined number of layoffs and more holiday time off at its suburban Atlanta assembly plant early next year. <br> <br> The Doraville plant, which produces minivans, employs 3,800 hourly and 244 salaried workers. <br> <br> The layoffs are due to production cuts blamed on declining sales of minivans. <br> <br> This year, the plant built 222,672 through November, and the automaker sold 148,032 during the same period, GM spokesman Dan Flores said. <br> <br> The decision to slow the assembly line and to extend the holiday shutdown that begins Friday to Jan. 27 instead of Jan. 2 was made by company executives Monday. Workers at the Doraville plant were told of the plans Tuesday, Flores said. <br> <br> Laid-off hourly employees will receive 95 percent of their pay and will continue to receive benefits under a contract with the United Auto Workers.

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