Chrysler Plants To Resume Production; Viper Is First
June 16, 2009
DETROIT -- After shutting down all of its plants after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 30,
Chrysler is slowly resuming production, starting Monday with the Detroit Conner Avenue plant that makes the Dodge Viper sports car.
Chrysler should have a schedule for plant re-starts by the end of this week. Plants likely to resume production first will be those building vehicles for which demand is strong and inventories low.
Word is production of the Dodge Ram pickup at the Warren, Michigan, assembly plant resumes next Monday. Production of the Dodge Challenger and Charger as well as the Jeep Wrangler, one of Chrysler's best sellers, will soon re-start as inventories of those vehicles are low.
When Chrysler closed plants, it said it intended to bring them back up in late June. Despite the re-start, plants will go back down for the traditional two-week summer shutdown in mid-July.
Chrysler has been seeking a buyer for the Viper line, but the automaker has no firm offer so far.
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