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Jeep to lay off 1,300+ in US; move Cherokee SUV production to Mexico
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:10 pm
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Stellantis Will Idle Jeep Cherokee Plant ‘Indefinitely’ in 2023, SUV’s Future Uncertain
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he Stellantis plant in Belvidere, Illinois, where the Jeep Cherokee is built, will idle indefinitely come February 28, 2023. Many of the plant's 1,350 employees will face indefinite layoffs which, according a statement Stellantis made to WIFR (h/t to Jalopnik), could exceed six months.
The plant idling is said to be due to several factors. Supply chain shortages and the lack of Jeep Cherokee sales—which are down 61 percent year-to-date—certainly haven't helped. However, the biggest factor is the brand's switch to electrification. Stellantis is pretty short on electric vehicles at the moment and it's promised a $31.6 billion investment into electrifying its lineup by 2025.
Stellantis also said that it will do its best to place laid off workers in full-time positions elsewhere in the company but there's no guarantee of future employment. As you can imagine, the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union isn't thrilled.
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It's unclear what the future of the Jeep Cherokee is after its plant stops manufacturing at the tail end of February. However, Reuters reported that Tim Ferguson, shop chairman for UAW Local 1268, said Cherokee production would be moved to Stellantis' Toluca, Mexico plant.
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Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:11 pm to member12
Jeep wave just became a goodbye wave
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:12 pm to member12
Not enough women buyers?
Ah, democratic policies. Got it.
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move Cherokee SUV production to Mexico
Ah, democratic policies. Got it.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:13 pm to member12
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and the lack of Jeep Cherokee sales—which are down 61 percent year-to-date—certainly haven't helped
Well yeah, why would people buy a piece of shite vehicle?
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:14 pm to JetsetNuggs
I honestly think if the government didn't have those ridiculous CAFE standards, the Cherokee from the 1990s would still sell today.
They made the Cherokee some Fiat based shitbox and IMO they ruined it.
They made the Cherokee some Fiat based shitbox and IMO they ruined it.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:15 pm to member12
That Cherokee looks like shite anyway. They need to use this and modernize it.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:15 pm to member12
And after all their America is great commercials.
I am shocked. (not)
I am shocked. (not)
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:16 pm to member12
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Jeep to lay off 1,300+ in US; move Cherokee SUV production to Mexico
Is this the plant that Trump got Jeep to move to the US during his term? I'm sure pedo Joe is all over it.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:17 pm to Geauxboy
They voted for this.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:24 pm to JackieTreehorn
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That Cherokee looks like shite anyway. They need to use this and modernize it.
It would take 5-7 years to bring that to production. By then it would have to be electric to meet CAFE requirements imposed by the government on Jeep.
I would love to see a modern retro version of the following:
VW Bus
Chevy Astro
K10 Blazer
Delorean
Jeep Cherokee
Dodge Ram-Charger
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:24 pm to member12
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:25 pm to BugAC
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Is this the plant that Trump got Jeep to move to the US during his term? I'm sure pedo Joe is all over it.
No, but he was able to convince Jeep to keep it in the US for a while longer. Pretty sure that was the Belvedere plant.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:25 pm to member12
Remember when Biden had all the Jeep Wranglers lined up like people at his rally?
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:26 pm to member12
I still remember that terrible commercial they did with Bruce Springsteen during the Super Bowl.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:28 pm to member12
The Chrokee in its current form is a sin against the great models of yesteryear
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:29 pm to member12
31 billion investment to electric cars...
Imagine how expensive all cars will be in the near future. It takes alot of changes/money to create all these new ideas. It will get passed to us, and the vehicles will be too much to afford
Imagine how expensive all cars will be in the near future. It takes alot of changes/money to create all these new ideas. It will get passed to us, and the vehicles will be too much to afford
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:32 pm to CatsGoneWild
Well looks like I will continue to not consider purchasing a Jeep
This hasn't stopped the folks from pulling the trigger on a Yukon with 84 months of payment
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the vehicles will be too much to afford
This hasn't stopped the folks from pulling the trigger on a Yukon with 84 months of payment
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:34 pm to member12
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However, the biggest factor is the brand's switch to electrification. Stellantis is pretty short on electric vehicles at the moment and it's promised a $31.6 billion investment into electrifying its lineup by 2025.
Democrat policies killing American jobs.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:44 pm to alajones
Why are we linking NAFTA when it was replaced a few years ago?
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:46 pm to GetCocky11
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Well yeah, why would people buy a piece of shite vehicle?
Have a Cherokee Trailhawk and love it
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