by Gilbert B Norman
The Journal reports that Stellantis NV will close the Belvidere, IL assembly plant, affecting 1,350 workers. Presently Jeep vehicles are assembled there.
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Possibly another use can be found for the facility and needing rail transportation, but such "repurposings" elsewhere have met with "mixed" success.
disclaimer: author Long UNP
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Jeep maker Stellantis NV said it would stop operations at a 1,350-employee assembly plant in Illinois, citing the need to control costs in the face of supply-chain disruptions and high expenses associated with moving to electric vehicles.This facility is located along the former C&NW line, as well as the Jane Adams Tollway I-90, between West Chicago and Freeport, which also serves the Illinois Railway Museum at Union. While since the merger, the UP has done some work to the line, it was at best FRA Class 2 - and more likely just 1 - on the merger's eve.
The Netherlands-based global auto maker said Friday that its factory in Belvidere, Ill., which makes the Jeep Cherokee sport-utility vehicle, would be idled effective Feb. 28 and result in indefinite layoffs. The company said it is looking at different uses for the plant and would try to place laid-off employees in full-time positions elsewhere.
Possibly another use can be found for the facility and needing rail transportation, but such "repurposings" elsewhere have met with "mixed" success.
disclaimer: author Long UNP