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General Motors to shut manufacturing operations in Colombia, Ecuador -statement

April 26 (Reuters) - Car maker General Motors will close its manufacturing operations in Colombia and Ecuador, the company said in a statement on Friday, as part of its shift towards producing next-generation vehicles.

Manufacturing will cease at company's Colmotores plant in Colombia from Friday, it said, while operations will halt at its factory in Ecuador at the end of August. (Reporting by Nelson Bocanegra and Luis Jaime Acosta Writing by Oliver Griffin)