GM May cut 33 state dealers

General Motors Corp. plans to sever ties with 33 dealers in Alabama, a figure that's higher than most neighboring states, a company document shows.

The Detroit-based automaker has not previously disclosed how many dealer affiliations it is seeking to end in Alabama as it moves to pare back its dealership network by as many as 2,300 outlets. The figure was contained in a document released Friday by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which is holding hearings on the cutback plan.

The document doesn't include dealership names, and few Birmingham area dealers targeted for elimination have come forward since they can challenge the automaker's decision. Susan Schein, who owns a Chevrolet dealership in Pelham, and Ward Drennen, who operates the family Buick dealership in Hoover, have said GM wants to sever ties with them.

The 33 targeted dealers in Alabama represents close to one-third of the estimated 120 GM dealers in the state.

Brett McBrayer, president of the Birmingham Association of Auto Dealers, said Friday that he was "shocked" by the number of dealers on GM's list.

"We probably have one of the highest per capita in the country," he said in an interview.

The GM document released.