The nightmare before Christmas: Jeep lays
off 1,350 workers at Illinois Cherokee
SUV plant - blames high cost of switching
to electric car production and moves factory
to Mexico
Daily Mail (UK) & Wires,
by
Andrea Cavallier
&
Staff
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
12/11/2022 1:51:57 AM
Hundreds of workers are expected to be laid off when automaker Stellantis closes an assembly plant in northern Illinois early next year, citing the challenge of rising costs of electric vehicle production.
The company, which employs about 1,350 workers at the plant in Belvidere, Illinois, said the action will result in indefinite layoffs and it may not resume operations as it considers other options.
Stellantis said the industry 'has been adversely affected by a multitude of factors like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the global microchip shortage, but the most impactful challenge is the increasing cost related to the electrification of the automotive market.'
Reply 1 - Posted by:
watashiyo 12/11/2022 2:17:23 AM (No. 1353960)
....and they conveniently waited until the midterm to make this announcement.
24 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
mifla 12/11/2022 2:28:23 AM (No. 1353964)
High blue state taxes didn't help either.
17 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
FJB 2022 23 24 12/11/2022 2:34:05 AM (No. 1353967)
Merry Christmas from Joe Biden and his mean green electric machines!
35 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
seamusm 12/11/2022 3:00:44 AM (No. 1353977)
And yet another small American town disappears. Thank you, globalists. Sales of the Jeep model made in the Belvidere plant have plummeted over the last few years - anyone who now buys one 'made in Mexico' is a partner in the destruction of our middle class.
18 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Jesse Jenkem 12/11/2022 3:38:42 AM (No. 1353980)
Factories weren't moving to Mexico when Trump was President.
40 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
lakerman1 12/11/2022 5:20:32 AM (No. 1353992)
I bougt, new, a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, in 1998. It was comfortable, good in snow, not bad on gasoline mileage.
At about 50,000 miles, the rearend began to growl, grew progressivel worse, had it replaced at 100,000, learned lter tht this is a common problem w9th that brand.
at 120,000, seprentine belt broke while driving on the interstate near Cleveland, Ohio. It turned out that the air conditioner compressor froze up, causing the belt to snap.
I donated the vehicle at 140,000 miles to a church camp. The director, years later, told me they drove it for another 110000 miles unti it stopped running, and they didn't put any money into the vehicle, except for oil changes. (God may have intervened.)
about the time I donated the vehicle. I read a report in anold Consumer Reports magazine, and they recommended against buying auto extended warranties except on two brands - Mercedes and Jeep.
9 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
Msquared112 12/11/2022 7:22:53 AM (No. 1354016)
Everything the Greenies touch turns to cah-cah.
7 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 12/11/2022 7:23:18 AM (No. 1354017)
What are these car company’s going to do with all these government subsidized EV’s that nobody is going to buy? My 1985 Chevy S10 Blazer is still running fine. Throw a new battery in her every 5 years or so, change her oil, filter and she’s good to go. Meanwhile, you best park your self igniting EV outside away from your house lest you see everything you have go up in smoke. EVs are all part of the plan to bankrupt and destroy America.
14 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
franq 12/11/2022 7:28:51 AM (No. 1354021)
Our 1999 Grand Cherokee is still on the road, with 250k plus miles. Had the rear end rebuilt some years ago, common issue, cost about 600 bucks. Our son had a 2001 that didn't fare so well, that was the stretch with the bad head castings. Still, when compared to "new" cars, I would go for used in an instant. All the EV talk is a warning, along with digital currency. The elites really are planning a squeeze play.
12 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
smokincol 12/11/2022 8:24:32 AM (No. 1354042)
how are the demcommies going to finagle the bagel on this one? they don't have the purse strings for the next two years so, they're like a boat without a rudder - let's hope, anyway.
1 person likes this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
BarryNo 12/11/2022 9:15:23 AM (No. 1354073)
Thank the Biden Administration. You'll find the decision-makers were big Dem supporters.
7 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
TJ54 12/11/2022 9:17:49 AM (No. 1354075)
Another triumph for Gov. Blob of Illinois!
6 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Strike3 12/11/2022 9:45:09 AM (No. 1354096)
Throwing money at something that will likely not sell in the near future. That usually spells doom for a corporation already not making money. GM and Ford are in the same boat, they just haven't made the news yet.
6 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
red1066 12/11/2022 10:10:06 AM (No. 1354109)
My 2012 Grand Cherokee was like the energizer bunny. It just kept going and going. In the eight years I owned it, I put 183,000 miles on it, and all I did was change the oil every 5000 miles. I put a new belt on it at 94,000 miles even though the dealer said it didn't need it. At 183,000 miles, the original brakes and rotors were still on the vehicle, and they were still in good shape. I put new tires on it twice. That Cherokee spoiled me. I traded it in because I had 183,000 miles on it, and I could see that at some point major work would need to be done to it. Several neighbors brought Grand Cherokees a couple of years after I bought mine, and they had nothing but problems with them. One had so many problems, the lemon law was applied to it, and the dealer took the car back. I blame the fact that after 2012, Chrysler and Fiat merged and many of the jeeps after that had Fiat manufactured parts.
2 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Califedup 12/11/2022 10:17:58 AM (No. 1354120)
Howdy communist death democrat supporting Auto Workers Union members. How is all of those millions upon millions your Union Leaders donated to the Communist Death Democrat politicians to protect your jobs working out for you? Millions in campaign contributions that came from the union dues deducted from your paychecks by the way. How's it going for you? As icing on the cake all your jobs are going to Mexico! Merry Christmas Chumps.
7 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 12/11/2022 11:10:47 AM (No. 1354151)
No ev for me ever....oh, wait. I have one at a second home in a lake community. It’s called a golf cart. It’s perfect for how I use it...put a cooler with some cold drinks and my fishing rods in it and I am good to go.
I also have two Toyotas, gas, great cars and I will keep them until the Lord calls me home.
5 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 12/11/2022 11:47:15 AM (No. 1354187)
My oldest son had a golf cart to bring camping in the end he sold the darn thing because of high maintenance and cost. You can imagine what a loaded EV car would cost in maintenance. If forced to abandon my ICE car, I'll get a bicycle or a mule.
1 person likes this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
bighambone 12/11/2022 12:28:39 PM (No. 1354220)
Why would a foreign controlled corporation like Stellantis give a hoot about high cost American workers when they can simply move their operation to Mexico and hire very much lower cost Mexican workers? I think I remember when Obama years ago came out with a recommendation that Americans should be happy driving around in Fiat 500 type automobiles.
1 person likes this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
DVC 12/11/2022 2:35:54 PM (No. 1354294)
Nobody will buy their worthless electric cars.
1 person likes this.
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