This Can't Be Good
JK Enthusiast
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I do too but I would'nt hold my breath
JK Super Freak
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The Toledo Jeep Assembly complex will temporarily close because one of its main suppliers is in bankruptcy, a spokesman for Chrysler LLC said today.
The facility, which employs more than 4,000 Chrysler workers and builds Jeep Libertys and Wranglers as well as the Dodge Nitro, is being shut down because Plastech Engineered Products Inc. has filed for bankruptcy, Chrysler spokesman David Elshoff said.
Plastech, a key supplier from Dearborn, Mich., makes molded interior, exterior, and powertrain components for the Jeep Liberty, Dodge Nitro, and Jeep Wrangler, as well as for a number of other vehicles for Chrysler, Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., and General Motors Corp.
No wonder the interiors in the Wrangler are made so cheaply. These guys have probably have been cutting corners to save money.
The facility, which employs more than 4,000 Chrysler workers and builds Jeep Libertys and Wranglers as well as the Dodge Nitro, is being shut down because Plastech Engineered Products Inc. has filed for bankruptcy, Chrysler spokesman David Elshoff said.
Plastech, a key supplier from Dearborn, Mich., makes molded interior, exterior, and powertrain components for the Jeep Liberty, Dodge Nitro, and Jeep Wrangler, as well as for a number of other vehicles for Chrysler, Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., and General Motors Corp.
No wonder the interiors in the Wrangler are made so cheaply. These guys have probably have been cutting corners to save money.
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JK Enthusiast
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If you thought that article was interesting, try reading this one.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs...NEWS/488735762
Thank God mine's on the train.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs...NEWS/488735762
Thank God mine's on the train.
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JK Enthusiast
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i posted this in another thread, but i think it's news good enough to post here too:
Chrysler, supplier may resolve dispute
breaking story at msnbc. this sounds good!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22963805/
might be back on track already!
Chrysler, supplier may resolve dispute
breaking story at msnbc. this sounds good!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22963805/
might be back on track already!
JK Super Freak
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From: Ohio
Course, the problem is that nobody but a China company is probably going to be able to turn this around quickly enough. They might already be making cheap copies of them anyway! And as the article says, the Plastech was based in Michigan, so if anything it'll probably drop the percentage of USA parts.[/QUOTE]
Yea China will make them fast but the boat ride will take some time. Some day our kids kids will be suprised to hear the USA used to make JEEP's let alone a percentage of one.
It's a shame.
Yea China will make them fast but the boat ride will take some time. Some day our kids kids will be suprised to hear the USA used to make JEEP's let alone a percentage of one.
It's a shame.
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