se re a ET enero Tene echo bugs . The. bugs cars run into. on ae s- why. it's important to be extremely: meticulous “~about cleaning ‘bugs off with a commercially, available bug. “rémover, * particularly -after-a car has been driven a long. distance at high’speeds, Be doubly, vigilant about removing ‘bug when the weather is hot, because heat can actuaily-bake bug acid MONTREAL (UPC) - General Motors. of Canda has taken “a shot below the belt” at 3,500 assembly line workers who the company plans to lay off for six weeks over . &@ union of- ficial: said Thursday. GM advised workers at the Ste. Therese, Que. plant they would be laid off from Nov. 30 to Jan. 10 due to sag- ging demand for the mid-size Oldsmobile Cutlass produc- ed at the suburban Montreal facility. Urnlion officials said the layoff would mean workers would be denied the usual nine-day paid vacation they receive when the company closes operations in the two- week Christmas period. highway (or is it shows into a car's paint. Another important way: to” protect against. the anes effects of: bug acid i professionally applies : _will put a ek § For a free, 24-page ‘Guide to Longer Lasting | Cars, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and 25. cents for handling to Gary. ‘Goranson, Tidy Car Inc., 5202 Tim-. . berlea Bivd,, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 283. “What they did was a real shot below the belt,” ‘said John Defalco;.- President of Local 1163 of the United - Auto Workers following a meeting with GM officials. “People have worked all year for their ‘holidays, they're entitled to more than just taking them away,” Defalco said. The union reugested an emergency meeting with GM Canada president Jim Rinehart early next week to work out a compromise solu- tion. But GM spokesman Paulette Charbonneau said the layoffs were a “fait ac- compli” and the company bad no plans to reconsider its decision. The workers would receive 95 per cent of their Car gets face-lift . DETROIT (UPI) - - In an attempt to spur lagging sales, General Motors Corp. of- ficials may introduce 4a stripped-down, lower-priced version of the new Chevrolet Cavalier. The revamped J-car would contain less standard cquip- ment — a major departure from the company’s original marketing of the auto as the “complete car”. The lower-priced car may cost about $700 jess than ful- ly equipped models. The base price of the auto when introduced last May was $6,966. later raiged to $7,016. If Chevrolet decides to of- TAYLORMOTIVE IS BCAA APPROVED HOME OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS Qualified technicians in each field Many with 20 40 yeers experience ° AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS « COMPLETE GENERAL MECHANICAL ° WHEEL. FRAME ALIGNMENT & BALANCING COLLISION REPAIRS * BAKE OVEN PAINTING FREE CONSULTATION «© ALL WORK GUARANTEED fer the lower priced Cavalier, a GM spokesman said it-would be “an addition and not a replacement” for fully equipped models. Cavalier is Chevy's version of the subcompact J-cars in- troduced last spring. Other versions of the J-car —.-Pon- tiac J-2000 and Cadillac’s Cimarron — also are selling sluggishly. Last month, Chevrolet sold 14,398 Cavalicrs com- ed with sales of 24, 138 for ord Motor Co.'s Escort models. The Ford subcom- pact is less cxpensive and comes with less equipment. TAYLORMOTIVE 174 PEMBERTON. N.V. FOUR 21ST YEAR OF CUSTOMER SATISFACT tON'. ~ paycheck Dec. 4. - giant autoworker an average of | net wages in unemployment benefits plus a weekly $50 company wage supplement after the last regular By the time the UIC comes through at the end of January, everyone will have probably starved,” Defaico said. He said the layoffs could have been avoided by more regular work schedules through the year. Defalco criticized the U.S.-based for working each 32-hours overtime last May, 18 hours in June and 15 hours in July. “Put all those hours together at an average salary of $10 an hour. If the people didn’t work during the sum- mer, they could be working now,” Defalco said The Ste. Therese facility is one of two North American plants producing the mid- size luxury Cutlass. Of the 720 cars it turns out daily, 85 per cent are exported to the United States, where markets have deteriorated due to high interest rates and the rising cost of gasoline. 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