Posted on 08/10/2024 6:08:47 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Jeep maker Stellantis — one of the Big Three automakers — is set to lay off around 2,450 workers later this year at a discontinued Ram 1500 Classic factory outside of Detroit.
“With the introduction of the new Ram 1500, production of the Ram 1500 Classic at the Warren (Michigan) Truck Assembly Plant will come to an end later this year,” a Stellantis spokesperson wrote to The Hill. “As a result, Stellantis announced today that the plant will move from a two-shift to a one-shift operating pattern in General Assembly.” The company confirmed that layoffs could begin as early as October 8, and that the 2,450 people are likely to be impacted. The company noted that the actual number of impacted employees will likely be lower.
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Oh, of course. The design is solid, bad parts and assembly.
Mercedes quality went downhill and was just one catalyst that pushed Daimler to jettison Chrysler.
I have no idea how old you are, but your comment...”New vehicles will blow the doors off anything from the 1960s” is really just bs. A 1970 426 Hemi Cuda cost just over 3k and it will leave most cars worth close to 100k today, in the dust. And the trucks of today you mention having 350 400+ hp are small and big block engines, many of them diesel much bigger than your Mazda.
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Yesterday I drove down Auto Dealer Row and passed the Chevy dealer. there was a truck out in front of all with letters seemingly three feet tall exclaiming “$10,500 OFF”
The election news unreported and blatantly ignored is the terminal sickness of the auto manufacturing and selling business. The demise is blamed on EV’s not selling, but more importantly is the fact that nothing is selling very well.
Car and truck prices are too high. Interest rates at expensive levels add to the unaffordability. Pickup priced at $100,000 plus aren’t selling. Neither are pickups priced at a mere $50,000.
So goes the car business goes America. There is already severe recession
Ram production continues.
They stopped production of the Ram 1500 Classic, which was the last generation pickup. It was being sold and produced alongside the newest generation.
That side-by-side sales could not continue forever.
Chrysler is not being sold.
EV’s are the excuse. Very high prices are the reason trucks aren’t selling. Dealer lots and storage lots are all over flowing with trucks that will not sell.
People just won’t buy a truck with so much accessory crap that the price is $117,000. People are resisting purchase of the cheap, bare bones trucks at only $53,000.
Ford stock has declined to only $11 and change per share. The market has no faith that there will be a Ford company. Ford F150’s by the thousands are gathering lot dust. They are not selling.
Dealers faced with keeping up floor plan interest payments on the money borrowed to buy the inventory are in serious trouble. They are taking the new cars and trucks to the auto auctions where there are no buyers.
The possible death of the American big three should be the major election year news story
When is woke Ford going to discontinue F 150?
Jeep is just as crap quality as Chrysler and Dodge.
Yes the wrangler sells, but they are still crap vehicles.
Quality of anything out of this maker has been poor for a long long time, and the new owners have been even worse.
All brands under it basically selll mediocre vehicles to marginal buyers. Attempts to “upscale” Jeep as a premium brand have failed. Huge price tags for crappy products rarely work out well.
Yes wranglers sell, but don’t kid yourself the quality control is terrible at anything made by this company and they know it and don’t care
You can’t ever tell us what a globalist is.
The UAW is obsolete. Stellantis is obsolete.
TESLA is the future. The TESLA manufacturing revolution for cars, vans and Semi trucks will be telling on the profitably of those no longer able to compete.
I wouldn't touch a 2024 Toyota with the new engines if you paid me.
A gloBULList is:
That is a start but I could go on and on.
RAM purchase by dealers has slowed and stopped.
Chrysler will just be discontinued.
That is a wonderful list of neo Isolationist fears.
It says you lack a fundamental understanding of America
A few months ago I bought a 2024 4Runner which was essentially the same as the other one (2019) I have. I’m glad I did. Apparently, the 2025 model is being completely redesigned with a four cylinder turbo. Not sure how that will go but Toyotas six cylinder in the three 4Runners I’ve owned has been terrific.
Change the oil every 6K and just drive them with complete confidence.
*** BYD will sell chinese cars under the chrysler/dodge name.
Just when you thought quality couldn’t get worse. Is about to.***
Have you followed BYD (Build Your Dreams)? They have a commercial vehicle manufacturing plant in the US, are building in Mexico, and in Turkey (to avoid EU tariffs). I have read nothing negative about their blade technology EV’s. I believe they are the #1 selling EV’s in Europe now.
$13,000 USD opening price point.
Not an EV fan, but I do follow BYD for their economic strategies, and vehicle models. I find them pretty impressive...
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