GM <GM>  LAYING OFF 5,500 AT TWO PLANTS
General Motors Corp said it ordered
temporary layoffs of 5,500 hourly workers to cut production and
thereby reduce inventories of cars built at two plants later
this month.
    A spokesman said 2,000 workers would be laid off one week
beginning March 9 at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck luxury car plant.
    Another 3,500 will be laid off a week effective March 23 at
GM's Lansing, Mich, plant which builds the company's "N-body"
compact cars.
 Reuter
