for the month of January. Too much truck inventory.

- from the wall street journal.

Big Three to Temporarily Halt Production at Some Pickup Plants
BY JOSEE VALCOURT, TERRY KOSDROSKY AND MIKE SPECTOR
Word Count: 457 | Companies Featured in This Article: General Motors, Ford Motor
DETROIT -- The Big Three auto makers, in response to a further slackening of truck sales, plan to halt production of full-size pickups for part or all of January, a move likely to strain each company's turnaround plans.

Chrysler LLC will halt production at plants in Warren, Mich., and Fenton, Mo., right before Christmas and extend the shutdown through all of January, people familiar with the company's plans said.

A third truck plant in Mexico will shut down for the first two weeks of the month, said people familiar with those plants.