Jul 15 2010
Chrysler halts Wrangler output on parts shortage
Automaker has 60-day supply on hand
Chrysler Group LLC halted production at the Toledo, Ohio, plant that builds the Jeep Wrangler today due to a parts shortage after storms that struck Mexico hampered shipments, a spokeswoman said.
Chrysler is watching the situation with parts shipments and has not yet decided whether production at the plant can resume on Friday, spokeswoman Shawn Morgan said.
“We have an ample supply of Wranglers,” Morgan said.
According to the Automotive News data center, Chrysler on July 1 carried a U.S. inventory of 21,400 Wranglers — a 60-day supply, typically viewed in the industry as an optimal level. A year earlier, Chrysler maintained an inventory of 8,900 Wranglers, or a 46-day supply.
Other Chrysler plants are closed for a regularly scheduled two-week summer shutdown and were not affected by the parts shortage, Morgan said. She declined to disclose what parts shipments were affected.
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