Wrangler, Ram plants go into overtime

Bloomberg reported that the Warren truck plant which builds the Dodge Ram and the Toledo plant that makes the Jeep Wrangler have scheduled overtime to meet the demand.

Toledo may build Alfa SUV based on Liberty

ABC affiliate WTVG of Toledo ran a story suggesting that an Alfa-Romeo SUV based closely on the Jeep Liberty might be built on Toledo, helping the plant to run closer to capacity. Local sources say that Fiat leaders have visited the plant, currently down to one shift, four in recent weeks, taking measurements and analyzing [...]

Seven Chrysler plants to start back up

Chrysler Group announced today that it will resume volume production of vehicles in seven of its North American assembly plants on the week of June 29, 2009. As part of a phased production ramp-up, the following assembly plants are scheduled to resume production at the end of the month:

Sterling Heights (Sterling Heights, MI) – Chrysler Sebring [...]

Toledo Blade: Jeep eV a go?

According to JeepNewsNow.com, the Toledo Blade said that Tom LaSorda indicated that the Jeep eV electric vehicle would be made in Toledo.
At a rally in the Ohio city, Tom LaSorda was asked whether any of the electric vehicles would be made in Toledo. LaSorda turned, looked at the white Jeep eV prototype, and said, ”One is right there.”
Chrysler [...]

Chrysler cuts production to match demand

Chrysler LLC announced that it would close the Newark, Delaware, assembly plant earlier than planned, and cut one of the two shifts at Toledo North. The Newark plant makes the Durango and Aspen, and the Toledo North plant makes the Liberty and Nitro. Inventories of all four vehicles are currently very high. Both closings will [...]

Detroit Axle, Toledo Machining get new executives

Sue McNally is now Manufacturing Manager of Detroit Axle Plant, responsible for production and maintenance for machining operations; Robyn Ward is now Manufacturing Manager of Toledo Machining Plant, responsible for production operations.