DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler division plans to add a third shift of workers at its Warren Truck assembly plant outside Detroit to boost production of its Dodge Ram and Dakota pickup trucks, a company spokesman told Reuters.
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“There are a couple of reasons for it,” spokesman Mike Aberlich said, referring first to strong sales of the full-size Ram pickup built at Warren, which rank’s among Chrysler’s most profitable assembly plants. The Ram is also built at plants in St. Louis and Mexico.
According to Reuters, Aberlich also cited this summer’s roll-out from Warren of a new Dodge Dakota mid-size pickup and plans to build a truck for Mitsubishi Motors off the same basic platform as the Dakota.
The report said Warren Truck’s hourly work force currently stands just under 4,000 strong but Aberlich declined to say how many workers would be added at the plant. The third shift, and rare addition of blue-collar jobs at one of Detroit’s vehicle makers, is tentatively due to start in May, he said.
Reuters noted that Chrysler and its cross-town rivals, General Motors and Ford, have cut thousands of North American factory jobs in recent years as they faced growing competition from foreign manufacturers.
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