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Stellantis Idles Jeep Plant, Citing Electrification Burden

  • Unspecified number of layoffs expected for indefinite period
  • Factory has seen several waves of job cuts in recent years
Jeep Cherokees on a lot at the factory in Belvidere, Illinois.

Jeep Cherokees on a lot at the factory in Belvidere, Illinois.

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Stellantis NV plans to idle a Jeep-making factory in Belvidere, Illinois, citing challenges such as cost burdens due to the shift toward electrification of more models. 

The automaker said in a statement Friday that the “difficult but necessary action,” effective Feb. 28, will result in layoffs of an unspecified number of workers, which will likely extend for more than six months.  

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