In the past, Chrysler Group LLC has issued what it calls a “summer shutdown” for its facilities. For two straight weeks, assembly plants and other complexes turn off their lights and idle production. This not only allows inventories to flatten out and costs to go down but it gives the hard-working people a much need break. The automaker’s intent was to have 10 plants observe the shutdown but something happened. That something came in the form of vehicle success and demand.
According the Chrysler, four plants will not observe the two-week summer shutdown. These include Detroit’s Jefferson North, Illinois’s Belvidere, Ohio’s Toledo Supplier Park and Mexico’s Toluca plant. In order to meed demand on certain vehicles (such as the Jefferson built Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango), Chrysler will keep work flowing at the four North American facilities while two other shops will shut down for just one week. The Sterling Heights, Michigan and Saltillo, Mexico plants will observe a shorter summer shutdown but soon enough, work will rage on once again.
Source: Chrysler
