AUTOS
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Big Three Auto Makers to Idle 22,350 Workers: The auto makers said they will idle the hourly workers next week because of continued weakness in new car and truck sales. Ford Motor Co. said it will idle assembly line workers at Michigan assembly plants in Wayne and Dearborn and in Edison, N.J. A spokeswoman for Ford said about 5,800 hourly workers are affected by the temporary two-week shutdowns. Chrysler Corp. said it will idle 3,300 hourly workers in Newark, Del. General Motors Corp. said it will idle a total of 13,250 hourly workers in Pontiac West, Mich., Shreveport, La., Doraville, Ga., Fairfax, Kan., Van Nuys and Tarrytown, N.Y., for inventory adjustment.
