Detroit Jeep Plant Faces Temporary Layoffs on Chip Shortage
- JNAP plant makes the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUV
- Stellantis has already idled several factories this month
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Stellantis NV is planning to temporarily lay off workers at a Jeep plant in Detroit during April and May due to a shortage of semiconductor chips, the company confirmed.
Stellantis will cut two work crews at its Jefferson North plant in Detroit for three weeks starting April 26, then call them back and lay off a third crew from May 17 through the week of May 31, according to a schedule obtained by Bloomberg News. The plant on Detroit’s east side normally operates two shifts with three work crews six days a week to keep it running 20 hours a day.