It would skip the two-week summer layover at nine of its 11 factories to decrease waiting time for customers, U. S. automaker General Motors Co. has said.

The New York Times reported on Friday that the company said it was considering using temporary help during the two-week stretch that has historically been a period of refitting plants to begin assembling the next year's models.

"Our manufacturing teams are taking creative approaches to increase production and reduce the wait times for our dealers and customers," president of GM North America said in a statement.

It could produce 56,000 vehicles during the traditional summer hiatus, the company has said.

Senior industry analyst John Wolkonowicz at IHS Global Insight said the hard times for automakers were not over, but there were signs of an improved economy.

He further said, "We have a long way to go. But the level in the lake is rising, and most manufacturers are going to rise with it. You're going to see a lot more overtime and a lot of this standard vacation time not being taken." (With Inputs from Agencies)