2,000 Canadian jobs cut at Chrysler
CanWest News Service; Windsor StarPublished: Thursday, February 15, 2007
AUBURNHILLS, Mich. -The 1,100 Chrysler employees currently on layoff in Canada will see their jobs disappear this year, the company announced Wednesday.
An additional 900 jobs will be lost in Canada next year.
The announcement came Wednesday morning at the annual DaimlerChrysler press conference in Auburn Hills, Mich.
An exact breakdown of job reductions in Canada was not immediately available.
The Canadian cuts are part of a North America-wide slashing of 13,000 positions from the Chrysler Group of the auto maker.
The company says it will also look into the sale of its transportation services unit, which employs about 300 people in Windsor in truck driving and janitorial positions.
The company also indicated it will be shifting its focus from minivans and trucks to smaller energy-efficient vehicles.
Chrysler Group president and Windsor native Tom LaSorda said minivans and trucks "were advantages for Chrysler Group once upon a time, but the rules of the global marketplace have changed."
The Canadian Auto Workers had been told to expect the number of jobs eliminated in Canada to mirror the number currently on layoff.
Windsor Star
© CanWest News Service 2007
AUBURNHILLS, Mich. -The 1,100 Chrysler employees currently on layoff in Canada will see their jobs disappear this year, the company announced Wednesday.
An additional 900 jobs will be lost in Canada next year.
The announcement came Wednesday morning at the annual DaimlerChrysler press conference in Auburn Hills, Mich.
An exact breakdown of job reductions in Canada was not immediately available.
The Canadian cuts are part of a North America-wide slashing of 13,000 positions from the Chrysler Group of the auto maker.
The company says it will also look into the sale of its transportation services unit, which employs about 300 people in Windsor in truck driving and janitorial positions.
The company also indicated it will be shifting its focus from minivans and trucks to smaller energy-efficient vehicles.
Chrysler Group president and Windsor native Tom LaSorda said minivans and trucks "were advantages for Chrysler Group once upon a time, but the rules of the global marketplace have changed."
The Canadian Auto Workers had been told to expect the number of jobs eliminated in Canada to mirror the number currently on layoff.
Windsor Star
© CanWest News Service 2007
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