Sales Soaring, Big 3 Trim Summer Shutdowns

As the Detroit Three automakers switch from checking the wind chill to heat index, the usual mid-July shutdown looks to be a thing of the past: at least this summer. Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group are reducing their annual two-week summer shutdowns to one week while General Motors Co. may not shut down at all. Read about it at TheDetroitBureau.com.