![]() The new Jeep plant underscores the split personality of the United States vehicle market, where most of the vehicles coming down the Mack assembly line will be sold. ![]() In a tight labor market, Brieda said the biggest challenge the plant had "was finding people capable of working in a manufacturing environment." Job applicants were given dexterity tests as part of their interviews, he said.Ībout 2,100 Detroit City residents have been hired at the plant, the company said. The plant, which began building vehicles in March, now is operating three shifts a day, plant manager Michael Brieda said. Now, with room for as many as seven passengers, Jeep can take on rivals such as Ford Motor Co's (F.N) Explorer, General Motors Co's (GM.N) GMC Acadia and larger SUVs from European and Japanese brands. Until now, Grand Cherokees only offered seating for five. The Grand Cherokee L vehicles on the assembly line are the first of a new generation of Jeep's best-selling model line, aimed at expanding the brand's sales to customers who want an SUV with three rows of seats. Stellantis opened the doors of its new $1.6 billion Mack Avenue assembly complex on Thursday, showing off parts of a 3 million square foot complex completed and launched into production largely during the pandemic. For the City of Detroit, it means nearly 5,000 jobs. DETROIT, June 11 (Reuters) - Inside the first new auto assembly plant built in the Motor City since 1991, the smell of hot metal hangs in the air as new Jeep Grand Cherokee L SUVs head down the welding line.įor Stellantis NV, (STLA.MI) that is the smell of money.
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