The last minivan to be produced at Chrysler’s St. Louis South assembly plant in Fenton, Missouri, rolled off the line at 12:40 pm yesterday. Effective immediately, the St. Louis South plant is out of commission – and with its closure, 1,700 auto workers are without jobs. Chrysler will continue production at the nearby St. Louis North assembly plant, which produces the Dodge Ram.
Chrysler’s Town & Country and Dodge Caravan minivans will continue to be produced in Canada, however.
The St. Louis North plant lost a shift in September, too, meaning that 2,400 Chrysler auto workers have lost their jobs in the last month in Missouri.
Union leaders are continuing to push Chrysler to keep the auto workers’ jobs, however, and they’ve set up a website allowing people to sign a petition and view a video comprised of interviews with laid-off workers.
10/30, 10:59 AM
posted by:
400horseSS
Buy Asian, its good for the economy.
10/30, 11:09 AM
posted by:
A True Gear Head
Buy Asian, they make better cars
10/30, 11:51 AM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
The Canuck buck probably factored into this as well thanks to our once again 20% (dis?)advantage. So if it makes anyone feel any better go ahead, blame Canada.
10/30, 12:47 PM
posted by:
A4
buy a routan
but dont just have a baby for german engineering
10/30, 2:35 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
How about the union workers BUY THE DAM CARS THEY MAKE!!!, Less then 1/2 of union works buy the brand they work for… Just dive buy any auto plant, you will see “2″ employee parking lots, if it’s a Chevy plant you will see Chevy’s in one all other in another, and so they “CRY” that the Auto Maker must keep the plant open!
It’s the union worker’s slaking on the job that gave the “BIG 3″ poor quality, it’s there attitude that the auto maker owns then something and there out look that the cars of who they work for are junk, ” the ones they make” But hay they don’t care, as long the plant worker in Japan is doing good and he can keep a good roof over his families head, feed them and dress them, it’s all good. they don’t need none of that, right?
10/30, 3:22 PM
posted by:
Borat
It’s all ’cause of Canada! Pamela Anderson’s fault!
10/30, 3:25 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
… who knew that shortly she’s likely to have much in common with the auto industry as soon we’ll be down to the ‘big two’.
10/30, 4:33 PM
posted by:
441Zuke
that plant is 10 minutes from my house it hurts are economy bad but they need those cars i was shocked they were surprised they probably will kill ram production there too
10/30, 4:34 PM
posted by:
bradleygt
Wow. That sucks. I grew up about 40 minutes from that plant and alot of folks from my town worked there are for their suppliers, including one of my best friends. Drive by there everytime I fly in or out of Stl on the way to my parents home in the sticks
will be weird to see it empty now.
10/30, 6:09 PM
posted by:
Get Real
No more vans with the crappy Chrysler transmission. Nowlots of people are out of jobs.
I hope stupid suits at the top who NEVER listened to their car buyers will lose THEIR jobs.
10/30, 9:53 PM
posted by:
PW
I go to university near that plant (but live in Texas), and it’s a truly giant plant. I can’t imagine if it got shuttered. The Ford plant up in North St. Louis County that closed in 2006 is already growing weeds.
10/30, 11:19 PM
posted by:
olds307
Once I got pretty hammered at a hotel bar across the street from St Louis North.