Chrysler Confirms Idling Windsor Plant Due To Parts Shortage
01 April 2009 - 10:09PM
Dow Jones News
Chrysler LLC idled production at its Canadian minivan plant
Wednesday and warned other factories may be affected because of a
part problem.
The auto maker said production at the Windsor, Ontario, plant
was halted early Wednesday after an undisclosed problem with the
shipment of aluminum engine and transmission brackets from an
undisclosed supplier.
The company is attempting to shift production to its Etobickoe
Casting plant in Canada.
Chrysler, in a written statement, said it may have to idle its
Brampton, Ontario, plant and other factories in North America if
production can't be shifted quickly.
The part problem comes as Chrysler is racing to solidify an
alliance with Fiat SpA (FIATY) in order to receive more federal
financial aid and survive.
-By Jeff Bennett, Dow Jones Newswires; 248-204-5542;
jeff.bennett@dowjones.com