Stellantis is indefinitely laying off more than 1,000 employees at its Jeep assembly plant in Ohio as the automaker significantly reduces its inventory levels to match demand.
Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram, issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices to the respective state and local governments as well as the United Auto Workers union.
The 1,100 layoffs at the Toledo South Assembly Plant will be effective as early as Jan. 5, 2025.
Stellantis said the company is in the midst of a “transitional year” and is focused on “realigning its U.S. operations to ensure a strong start to 2025.”
The company acknowledged that while the layoffs are difficult, they are necessary to give it a “competitive edge and eventually return production to prior levels.”
The 3.64-million-square-foot complex manufactures the Jeep Gladiator, Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Wrangler 4xe. Over more than a decade, the company has significantly invested in the plant to increase production, including a $1.2 billion investment in Toledo’s North plant since 2011. In 2017, the company confirmed that it would invest another $1 billion to retool and modernize Toledo’s South plant.
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