3 more Chrysler plants cancel summer shutdowns

[Newsjock]

Source: Detroit News

Chrysler Group LLC is canceling the traditional summer shutdown at three more of its factories to keep up with demand for its hot-selling cars and crossovers.

The Toledo Supplier Park in Ohio, the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois and Chrysler's plant in Toluca, Mexico, will join Detroit's Jefferson North plant in working through the summer.

... The plants Chrysler is keeping open this summer make some of its best-selling vehicles.

The summer shutdown usually occurs in July.

Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120503/AUTO0101/205030337/3-more-Chrysler-plants-stay-open

[NNN0LHI]

1. That means they are going to have to hire new employees to cover for vacations

[patricia92243]

2. Wonderful news that Americans have more than plenty of work. n/t

[JNelson6563]

3. Rock on Chrysler!

[bluedigger]

4. It's a Jeep thing.

Mostly.

[lumberjack_jeff]

8. Jeeps are shipped to asia via my hometown.

I love seeing those thousands of jeeps awaiting loading on the big ship!

[pampango]

9. That is good news. I didn't realize that Jeeps were a big US export. Thanks for the post. n/t

[Scout]

11. we've loved all 3 of our Jeeps.

had a grand cherokee, now we have a different grand cherokee and a cherokee sport. when we need to replace, we'll probably lease a very small, fuel efficient vehicle and then buy another jeep.

[FailureToCommunicate]

5. Good news...but is executive vs worker pay getting any more equitable?

[Botany]

6. That damn Obama and his socialism

[Marrah_G]

7. Great news!

[B Calm]

10. 3 of our truck drivers go to the Belvidere

plant everyday, this will be good news for them. Thanks, I'll share it with them.