This Toledo area blog discusses the competition between the Belvidere plant and Toledo for survival.
Tracy Handler, who studies Chrysler for IHS Global Insight in suburban Detroit, said Toledo Jeep's Liberty and Nitro factory "is directly competing" with Chrysler's small-vehicle factory in Belvidere, Ill., for future work. Belvidere is where the fuel-efficient Dodge Caliber, Jeep Patriot, and Jeep Compass are manufactured.
Mrs. Handler said that while the Wrangler facility's future is solid, the Liberty and Nitro factory's future is less certain.
"Even if you add some Alfa-Romeo and other Chrysler-based product, if you only have the Liberty built at that plant, that's probably not enough," she said.
Click on the following for the complete story: Toledo Area: Solid Future? - Dodge Nitro Forum
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