As if Chrysler didn’t have enough on its plate already, the Michigan-based automaker has been forced to idle two of its Canadian production facilities. The shutdowns – occurring at Chrysler’s Brampton and Windsor plants – are due to a parts shortage.
According to Automotive News, the parts shortage is a direct result of a dispute with an unnamed supplier. Chrysler shutdown its Windsor plant – which produces the Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country and Volkswagen Routan – on Wednesday, followed by the shuttering of its Brampton plant on Thursday. The Brampton plant produces the Dodge Charger and Challenger, as well as the Chrysler 300.
“We have a parts shortage at one of our suppliers so we are just trying to get that resolved,” Chrysler Canada spokesperson Mary Gauthier told Automotive News. “We are working on it even as we speak.”
Gauthier added the supplier issue could result in similar shutdowns at other Chrysler plants. Chrysler is currently trying to relocate its tooling from the unnamed supplier to another facility near Toronto.
