Stellantis Crisis Continues As Production Of The Jeep Grand Cherokee And Dodge Durango Stops

Stellantis is a huge global concern that brings together numerous manufacturers around the world. The crisis is felt, and the first stitches are already bursting in America.

And while thanks to massive investment Stellantis is still afloat in Europe, things aren’t ideal across the pond. The sale of certain models slowed down so much this year that some factories had to stop production.

That’s why the concern this week stopped the plants in Detroit, where Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango are produced. Workers at the Jefferson factory complex have been notified that production is halting and will not resume until early November.

The management will assess the availability of workers in a week, but this means that shifts will be rare and unpredictable. In a carefully worded statement, Stellantis spokeswoman Ann Marie Fortunate confirmed the production halt, casting it as a strategic move to align production with sales.

This decision was made after the factory terminated the contract with 142 seasonal workers in the plant in September. 69 permanent employees were also dismissed. The same was done in other production facilities.

By the way, this is not the first case of temporary suspension of production. Jeep did the same in September, stopping production of the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee models.

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