General Motors to increase factory output in response to increasing demand for vehicles

General Motors to announce production increase

DETROIT — A person briefed on General Motors Co.’s plans says the automaker will announce a significant increase in factory output on Tuesday.

GM spokesman Chris Lee would not comment but says the company will hold a conference call with manufacturing head Tim Lee and sales chief Mark LaNeve on Tuesday afternoon.

The person briefed on the plans says he was told there would be a large increase in production volume in response to demand for GM vehicles. The person said increased production also is needed to restock dealers whose stocks were depleted by the government’s Cash for Clunkers program.

The person did not want to be identified because the plans have not been made public.