National dealers for General Motors Corp.(GM) plan a conference call later Monday amid disappointment and wariness at the tough conditions laid down by the U.S. government's auto task force.

The White House has intensified pressure on GM and Chrysler LLC to rationalize their distribution networks. GM already planned to cut a third of its outlets by 2014, while Chrysler aims to cut as many as possible.

"We know tough decisions have to be made," said Duane Paddock, a dealer for GM's Chevrolet brand based in western New York. "But I'm disappointed that the government didn't feel what was outlined in the plan was enough."

GM planned to eliminate more than 2,000 of its 6,200 dealers by 2014.

Around 1,000 dealers selling cars from the three major Detroit auto makers closed in 2008, including 401 GM outlets and 287 Chrysler shops, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association, which declined comment on the task force plan Monday ahead of remarks from President Barack Obama.

"[GM] is currently burdened with underperforming brands, nameplates and an excess of dealers," said the auto task force in its initial assessment released early Monday. "The [company's] plan does not act aggressively enough to curb these problems."

The administration has signaled that expedited bankruptcy remains an option, which would make it harder to cut dealer networks.

State franchise laws make it costly for auto makers to cancel products or eliminate brands because they require the companies to keep products flowing to their dealers.

GM would be ill-served by a standoff with dealers, even with protection in bankruptcy court. The auto maker relies on its dealers to order enough vehicles to maintain revenue.

In recent months, the company has pleaded with dealers to continue ordering cars and trucks despite the downturn in sales, and many have complied despite being saddled with excess inventory.

"The dealers are the only source of revenue for GM," said Paddock, the GM salesman. "We don't cost General Motors money. We are the only revenue stream."

-By Sharon Terlep, Dow Jones Newswires; 248-204-5532; sharon.terlep@dowjones.com