GM dealers expect word on plans to cut 1,100 dealer shops

DETROIT (AP) — A day after Chrysler LLC told a quarter of its dealers that it won’t renew their contracts, owners of General Motors Corp. dealerships are awaiting word on whether they will be next.

GM said it will notify 1,100 U.S. dealers today that their franchise agreements will not be renewed.

Dealers expect to hear either by telephone or FedEx letters that will begin arriving this morning.