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Chrysler to Add 1,800 New Jobs at Belvidere Plant by the Third Quarter of 2012
Around 1,800 new jobs will be added to the Chrysler Group's Belvidere Assembly Plant by the third quarter of 2012, the company's CEO Sergio Marchionne announced on Thursday during a ceremony at the facility with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. Included in the 1,800 positions are close to 500 jobs that will be added to launch production of the 2013 Dodge Dart in the second quarter of the year. For this reason, the Detroit automaker will be adding a third shift to the plant, something that hasn't happened since March of 2008 when the Belvidere facility employed around 3,600 workers.
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Fiat May Deepen Proposed Partnership With Mazda And Produce Its Cars At Chrysler Plants
As it turns out, the Fiat Group's decision to tie the fate of its next generation Alfa Romeo Spider to the Mazda MX-5, could be the beginning of a new relationship between the two automakers. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at...
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First Series Production 2013 Dodge Dart Rolls Off The Assembly Line
One of the more promising Chrysler Group models created under the leadership of the Fiat Group, the 2013 Dodge Dart compact sedan, began series production on Monday, May 7, at the firm's Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois. The first vehicle to...
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Vw To Hire 800 New Workers At Its Chattanooga Plant To Meet Growing Demand For Passat
Business is going good for Volkswagen and its new Tennessee manufacturing facility, which builds the North American Passat. The company today announced that it would be adding 800 new jobs at the factory to meet rising customer demand for the mid-size...
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Chrysler Group's Belvidere Plant Rolls Out One Millionth Vehicle
he Chrysler Group's Belvidere assembly plant in Illinois reached a major milestone on Wednesday, July 28, when the one millionth vehicle, a natural green Jeep Patriot, that will be delivered to B.Z. Motors Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealer in Lewisburg,...
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Chrysler To Shut Down Delaware Plant In 2008 And Reduce Production At Toledo
While Cerberus is reportedly talking with GM and Renault (click here for details), Chrysler continues to close factories and lay off workers in its North American sites. Today the American automaker said that it plans to close the Delaware Assembly Plant...
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