We had a feeling this was coming. The Detroit News reports that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will be cutting a shift at the Sterling Heights Assembly plant - home of the Chrysler 200 - and laying off 1,420 workers at the plant and a supporting stamping plant. In a statement, FCA explained the cut is “to better align production with demand,” and “a direct result of shifting demand toward trucks and SUVs.”

 

“Our truck and SUV plants are running six days a week about 20 hours a day,” the company said. “And while 1,300 people will be impacted by layoffs (at Sterling Heights Assembly), we have been able to add 11,000 hourly jobs in Michigan since 2009 to keep up with that demand.”

 

Since February, FCA has put Sterling Heights Assembly on a temporary shutdown to in an effort to reduce the stockpile of 200s sitting on dealer lots.

 

FCA says the layoffs will start on July 5th and the affected workers will be placed in full-time positions in other plants “as they become available within the Detroit labor market based on seniority.”

 

Source: The Detroit News

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Not unexpected and since Sergio is not bothering to invest the profits back into making dodge, ram, jeep and chrysler better, he is wasting it on Alfa and Fiat. Yes I have complained about him before, Hopeful the company employees and stock holders will revolt against him.

Hopefully the truck and suv lines can pick up the folks. Sucks to be laid off.

Yet they're imported the hot Renegade from Italy.

 

I bet they'd have much more supply of the new crossovers, and sell even more of them in America if SHAP was tooled from them.

Not good....need to build a Jeep there....

thanks for nothing Sergio

Why anyone is surprised I will never kno. Last month... not one Chrysler car even hit 10K units sold.. not even the fleet heavy Charger. The only things keeping the lights on at FCA are the incentive heavy Ram.. the two Cherokees, Wrangler, and the two minivans. That's it.