Chrysler to Close Factory, Cut Jobs

Chrysler LLC will cut 1,825 jobs by eliminating one shift at a Toledo Jeep plant and accelerating the closure of its sport utility vehicle factory in Newark, Del., because of the slowing global economy and a shift toward smaller vehicles.
About 825 workers at the Toledo North Assembly Plant will be laid off indefinitely as of Dec. 31. The Newark closure also will be effective at the end of the year and affect about 1,000 jobs, the company said Thursday in a news release.
The cuts are about 6 percent of Chrysler's U.S. hourly work force of 33,000.


The news just keeps getting better. This is going to really hurt those areas. I just hope Chrysler realigns their vehicle builds and they can get some of those workers back on the floor.