LORDSTOWN, Ohio - General Motors has added a fifth week of production downtime at the Assembly Complex in Lordstown, according to a flyer from UAW Local 1112.

The union says the week of July 17 is being added to two other weeks of downtime in July which will be designated as layoff weeks.

Two more weeks in June during which time the plant will not be making the Chevy Cruze are being classified as vacation, according to the union.

GM spokesperson Thomas Mock issued the following statement regarding the extra week of downtime: “We build to market demand and do not comment on the specifics of our production schedule.”

Earlier this month, UAW Locals 1112 and 1714 told members that General Motors has “postponed indefinitely” a previous announcement that would result in reducing the volume of Chevy Cruze production in Lordstown.

The unions say the decision to postpone the so-called “de-rate”, which was scheduled to take place in July, was reached after meetings between union leaders and corporate officials in Detroit.

A statement from UAW Local 1714 says the decision will allow jobs to be preserved.

In January, GM eliminated the third shift at the Lordstown Complex due to what the company says was a change in buyer preference from small cars to trucks and crossover vehicles.

1,200 UAW members lost their jobs when the shift came to an end.

In recent weeks, union leaders at Local 1112 say they have negotiated with management to bring back 81 laid-off members.