Americans stop assembling Jeep Cherokee
- December 12, 2022
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At the end of February 2023, production at the plant in Illinois, USA, will cease and more than 1,200 employees will go on indefinite leave. The reason is
At the end of February 2023, production at the plant in Illinois, USA, will cease and more than 1,200 employees will go on indefinite leave. The reason is not only the shortage of the infamous microchips, but is also directly related to the increase in costs, which turned out to be unjustified.
“Jeep” still cannot recover from the consequences of the “corona crisis”, and seems to be falling into a coma despite rising costs.
Thus, the assembly of the Jeep Cherokee will end on February 28, 2023. In addition, the company already worked in one shift instead of the prescribed three. As a result, sales of the model fell by 61% in the third quarter of 2022!
By the way, Chirok failed in the Russian market two years ago and finally left the product case of the brand. Since 2014, we’ve sold a measly 2,400 vehicles.
It is worth adding that problems with losses and factory freezes haunt a whole scattering of automakers. Among them: Toyota, Mazda, Volvo, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and others.
“Jeep” still cannot recover from the consequences of the “corona crisis”, and seems to be falling into a coma despite rising costs.
Thus, the assembly of the Jeep Cherokee will end on February 28, 2023. In addition, the company already worked in one shift instead of the prescribed three. As a result, sales of the model fell by 61% in the third quarter of 2022!
By the way, Chirok failed in the Russian market two years ago and finally left the product case of the brand. Since 2014, we’ve sold a measly 2,400 vehicles.
It is worth adding that problems with losses and factory freezes haunt a whole range of automakers. Among them: Toyota, Mazda, Volvo, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and others.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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