Tuesday, July 01, 2008,5:23 AM
A Chrysler Mainstay For Many Years ...
... gets the axe:
Chrysler to shut minivan plant as sales slump
By Poornima Gupta, Reuters

Detroit (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC will shut its St Louis minivan plant, cutting production of its top-selling vehicle and 2,400 factory jobs in a sign of the automaker's troubles with a market reeling from record gas prices.

Chrysler said it would close the assembly plant -- one of two North American facilities dedicated to the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country -- and eliminate a shift at a nearby assembly plant that makes the Dodge Ram pickup truck.

The third largest U.S automaker, which relied on sales of trucks (which include minivans) and SUVs for almost 70 percent of its sales, said it expected to post a significant decline in sales in June. (link)
How times change. For two decades the words "Chrysler" and "minivan" have gone together, like "government" and "indifference." But no more. It's amazing what $4.00 gas will do to buying habits.
 
posted by Jerry Fuhrman
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