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Four Chrysler plants to skip summer shutdown to meet sales demand

Detroit Free Press -- Chrysler said Wednesday that it will keep four plants running through July without observing the traditional two-week summer shutdown and has begun production of the Dodge Dart in Belvidere, Ill.

Belvidere, Toluca, Mexico, Toledo, and Jefferson North will stay open to keep up with demand, which for many Chrysler products continues running well ahead of the industry's overall selling pace.

The company announced earlier this week that Jefferson North in Detroit would build the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs without interruption in July.

In addition, plants in Sterling Heights and Saltillo, Mexico, will observe the summer shutdown only for one week, the company said.

Normally, the Detroit Three automakers and the UAW agree to halt production.......

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Submitted May 05, 2012 By: StanleyCup

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Digger52 Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,387 Points:844,935 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 8:32:02 PM Ignore Digger52 Report Abuse Good news. . .?
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 8:31:35 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse And the stimulus money is the most stupidist thing to ever happen to a car company.
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 8:30:37 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse And nobamais still going to get beat in november 2012.
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TustinDad Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,271 Points:906,865 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 8:20:06 PM Ignore TustinDad Report Abuse I wonder how different your comments would have been if ot was GM that had done this? After all, they were both bailed out.
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baddog58 Champion Author Texas Posts:1,190 Points:701,745 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 7:57:37 PM Ignore baddog58 Report Abuse Way back in the crustacean period when I was a teenager, the big 3 auto makers would have the assembly line workers working double shifts to meet the dealers inventory needs, then shut down about 3 months before production started on the next year's models. I knew some workers that over-spent while the big bucks were rolling in, then would run out of money during the shutdown months. Haven't kept up, but if they still work double shifts and now are not shutting down, this is a great bonanza and a chance to reduce or eliminate debts. This not only keeps them from looking for 2nd jobs during the shutdown period, but those jobs can be filled by people that need them more.
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