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Eugene

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Thu Dec 6, 2018, 06:28 PM Dec 2018

Fiat Chrysler to add second Jeep assembly plant in Detroit: sources

Source: Reuters

BUSINESS NEWS DECEMBER 6, 2018 / 4:08 PM / UPDATED 21 MINUTES AGO

Fiat Chrysler to add second Jeep assembly plant in Detroit: sources

(Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) plans to build Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs in a now-mothballed Detroit plant in 2020, four people familiar with the plans told Reuters.

The automaker plans to revive Mack Avenue Engine II, which has been idled since 2012, as a vehicle assembly plant to provide additional capacity to build the redesigned Grand Cherokee, including a new three-row version, the sources said.

Fiat Chrysler declined to comment.

FCA, which phased out production of sedans in the U.S. market, is building the current two-row Grand Cherokee at capacity at its Jefferson North plant, and needs additional capacity.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fiat-chrysler-plant/fiat-chrysler-to-add-second-jeep-assembly-plant-in-detroit-sources-idUSKBN1O52F4
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