Posted on February 3rd, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Good morning to you all. I am delighted that you could join us today for this significant celebration, and I’d like to begin by thanking a number of people who have played a big part in making this day possible. First of all I want to thank Governor Quinn for his efforts to make this [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it will add about 1,800 jobs at its Belvidere Assembly Plant. The hiring includes workers for a third crew and hundreds of jobs the company needs to fill by the third quarter of 2012 for production of the Dodge Dart. With these new jobs, the Company will have added [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler has hung out the hiring sign, looking to add 400-500 new workers for the Belvidere, Illinois, assembly plant. The plant, which formerly built the now-discontinued Dodge Caliber, already has about 2,700 workers but is gearing up to produce the new Dodge Dart. On Friday, February 2, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2011 • by David Zatz
In early 2012, Chrysler will be launching their first cars based on modified Fiat dimensions and using numerous Fiat-compatible components. These cars are large by Fiat standards, and small by Chrysler standards, essentially replacing the Neon (which may have been the only car ever sold by Chrysler under all three car brands at once; it [...]