Fiat Idling Illinois Jeep Plant for the Third Time in Six Months
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pause production at a Jeep sport utility vehicle factory for the third time in six months, adding to signs carmakers are expecting sales to slow this year.
The Jeep Cherokee assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, will shut down the week of Feb. 17, according to Jodi Tinson, a Fiat Chrysler spokeswoman. The company idled the facility for two weeks this month and one week in August after cutting a production shift at the plant in May.