New crew cab news....
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New crew cab news....
From an article in today's Detroit News:
Hmmm, wonder what that new "four-door, crew-cab" truck could be....
Chrysler to upgrade Mexican truck plant
DCX unit will switch diesel-engine pickup output to St. Louis.
By Brett Clanton / The Detroit News
DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group will invest $210 million to upgrade its Dodge Ram pickup truck plant in Saltillo, Mexico, enabling the factory to produce additional models.
Chrysler has also decided to shift production of its diesel-engine Dodge Ram pickups from Saltillo to St. Louis in a move that could create new U.S. factory jobs, union officials say.
Chrysler said the investment in Saltillo would be used to rebuild the paint shop, train workers and nearly double the plant's robots to 360. The improvements will allow the plant to produce multiple vehicles on the same assembly line, while test-building an additional vehicle.
"Today's announcement is our pledge to the future competitiveness of this plant," said Peter Rosenfeld, Chrysler's executive vice president of purchasing.
Chrysler declined to disclose which new models will land in Saltillo. But Mexican President Vicente Fox's office said the plant will build a new cargo truck beginning in April and a four-door, crew-cab truck in August. The factory will be able to produce 80,000 of the new models a year, Fox's office said.
The Saltillo plant, with about 2,100 employees, now only builds Dodge Ram pickups.
Chrysler is investing millions of dollars to make its factories more flexible so it can better compete with Asian rivals such as Toyota Motor Co.p. and Honda Motor Co. Chrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche wants Chrysler to match Toyota on productivity and quality by 2007.
Chrysler's St. Louis North assembly plant will begin producing heavy-duty Ram pickup trucks with diesel engines by next summer, said Tony Candela, president of United Auto Workers Local 136.
"We just learned the other day that the work is coming," he said. Chrysler officials declined to confirm the plan.
Chrysler also builds the Ram pickup in Warren.
St. Louis North now produces the popular 1500 and 2500 versions of the Ram pickup, and has about 2,200 workers, Candela said. The new work could mean more jobs, he said.
At the same time, he expressed disappointment that more Chrysler production was going to Mexico. "I like to keep work in the U.S. when we can," he said.
You can reach Brett Clanton at (313) 222-2612 or bclanton@detnews.com.
DCX unit will switch diesel-engine pickup output to St. Louis.
By Brett Clanton / The Detroit News
DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group will invest $210 million to upgrade its Dodge Ram pickup truck plant in Saltillo, Mexico, enabling the factory to produce additional models.
Chrysler has also decided to shift production of its diesel-engine Dodge Ram pickups from Saltillo to St. Louis in a move that could create new U.S. factory jobs, union officials say.
Chrysler said the investment in Saltillo would be used to rebuild the paint shop, train workers and nearly double the plant's robots to 360. The improvements will allow the plant to produce multiple vehicles on the same assembly line, while test-building an additional vehicle.
"Today's announcement is our pledge to the future competitiveness of this plant," said Peter Rosenfeld, Chrysler's executive vice president of purchasing.
Chrysler declined to disclose which new models will land in Saltillo. But Mexican President Vicente Fox's office said the plant will build a new cargo truck beginning in April and a four-door, crew-cab truck in August. The factory will be able to produce 80,000 of the new models a year, Fox's office said.
The Saltillo plant, with about 2,100 employees, now only builds Dodge Ram pickups.
Chrysler is investing millions of dollars to make its factories more flexible so it can better compete with Asian rivals such as Toyota Motor Co.p. and Honda Motor Co. Chrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche wants Chrysler to match Toyota on productivity and quality by 2007.
Chrysler's St. Louis North assembly plant will begin producing heavy-duty Ram pickup trucks with diesel engines by next summer, said Tony Candela, president of United Auto Workers Local 136.
"We just learned the other day that the work is coming," he said. Chrysler officials declined to confirm the plan.
Chrysler also builds the Ram pickup in Warren.
St. Louis North now produces the popular 1500 and 2500 versions of the Ram pickup, and has about 2,200 workers, Candela said. The new work could mean more jobs, he said.
At the same time, he expressed disappointment that more Chrysler production was going to Mexico. "I like to keep work in the U.S. when we can," he said.
You can reach Brett Clanton at (313) 222-2612 or bclanton@detnews.com.
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