The article reports that the Chrysler group's assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, has gained manufacturing flexibility to build three vehicle platforms and four distinct upper bodies. Chrysler spent $419 million overhauling the plant. The plant also could be a second source for front-wheel-drive...
The parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, and several other vehicle brands, Stellantis indefinitely idled the Belvidere plant at the end of February 2023, putting more than 1,300 employees out of work. In late October, Stellantis announced plans to reopen the plant after reach...
Chrysler – now under parent company Stellantis – opened the Belvidere Assembly Plant there in 1965. The plant in recent years had fallen on hard times. "Before I came to office, the plant was on its way to shutting down," Mr. Biden said. "Thousands of workers feared for their ...
Chrysler Belvidere Plant to Make New Dodge Dart
This article reports that DaimlerChrysler AG is considering for its Belvidere, Illinois, plant would push volume of its three new entry-level vehicles to as high as 400,000 vehicles annually. Last month, Chrysler group COO Tom LaSorda said that if demand warrants, the plant would add a third...
Chrysler Rethinks Its Belvidere Plant: Fiat Design and Lean Thinking Transform an Old FactoryWeber, Austin
Chrysler Belvidere site to get stamping plantDan Jedlicka
It is the first vehicle of the Chrysler Group LLC which is an offspring of its 2009 union with Fiat S.p.A. Fiat has introduced a new strategy of lean manufacturing which will play a critical role in the new Belvidere assembly...
Chrysler to add 1,000 jobs at Belvidere plant.(Business)Byline: Kimberly Pohl Daily Herald Business Writer With American auto sales sputtering, one...Pohl, Kimberly
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