Chrysler celebrates new Jeep and refitted plant
BY GREG GARDNER
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne today said the company would hire 1,100 workers for a second shift at Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit over the summer.
The factory builds the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Marchionne’s remarks were made at a celebration to launch production of the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee — Chrysler’s first all-new vehicle since it emerged from bankruptcy nearly a year ago.
Marchionne said “nearly all” the new jobs for the second shift, which will start July 19, will be new hires and not existing UAW workers on layoff.
About 1,700 current workers at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Plant have been building prototypes of the redesigned SUV for weeks, but those rolling off the line now will reach dealer showrooms by July.
Later today, Marchionne, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Detroit Mayor David Bing and Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano will commemorate the production launch.
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