TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer
DETROIT – The vital signs are improving for Detroit’s automakers.
General Motors Co. may reopen some shuttered factories because it can’t produce four new vehicles fast enough, and Chrysler is set to hire more engineers and product development workers as both companies foresee improved U.S. auto sales this year.
Mark Reuss, GM’s North American president, told reporters at the Detroit auto show Monday that factories building the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX crossover vehicles and the Buick LaCrosse sedan are at or near capacity and can’t satisfy demand.
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, who also serves as CEO of Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA, said his company doesn’t have enough people to revamp its U.S. product line and soon will be hiring temporary and other workers.