DETROIT — Downtime will proceed in June for a number of Stellantis factories as a result of international chip scarcity, however the Warren Truck Meeting Plant in Michigan is again on-line this week after being idled since late March, the automaker mentioned.
The Warren manufacturing facility returns forward of the deliberate June 7 manufacturing launch for the upscale Wagoneer SUV, in response to AutoForecast Options. It is unclear if manufacturing for the higher-priced Grand Wagoneer will start on the identical time.
The Warren web site additionally produces the Ram 1500 Basic pickup.
The Wagoneer, with a beginning worth of $59,995 for the Collection I, will compete in what Jeep calls the center of the massive SUV market. The Grand Wagoneer, opening at $88,995, will attain greater into the luxurious market and sq. off with fashions such because the Lincoln Navigator and Cadillac Escalade. A totally loaded Grand Wagoneer will cross $111,000.
Detroit’s Jefferson North Meeting Plant, which builds the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango, will start operating with full crews this week after working with a smaller work power all through Could.
Downtime will probably be prolonged by the week of June 7 for the Toluca Meeting Plant in Mexico.
Stellantis mentioned the Belvidere Meeting Plant, which builds the Jeep Cherokee in Illinois, and the Windsor Meeting Plant, which handles minivan manufacturing in Ontario, will run partial shifts this week earlier than happening the week of June 7.