2008 Dodge Sprinter
Posted on 11/29/2005 11:33:23 AM PST by BurbankKarl
DETROIT -- DaimlerChrysler AG will open an assembly plant in South Carolina to produce vans, the state's department of commerce said on Monday.
Production of the redesigned Dodge Sprinter van is expected to begin in North Charleston, S.C., in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to the state.
The automaker will adapt an existing facility to assemble the vans.
The next-generation vehicles produced in South Carolina will replace the current Sprinter model in early 2007. Since 2001, the Sprinter has been on sale in the United States under the Freightliner and Dodge brands.
DaimlerChrysler will initially invest $35 million and employ 220 initially, according to the state.
Any idea whether they will be employing locals or bringing a lot of people down with them?
OK, this is weird. South Carolina was competing for the Sprinter plant years ago, but I thought they lost it to Savannah, GA. Is this a new plant or did they never build the one over in Georgia?
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DC scrapped the Georgia plant when the Euro went so high.
Why would they do that? If the dollar is cheap compared to the Euro it seems the place to produce the vehicle is were the cheap currency resides.
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Because they were importing the parts?
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