Jefferson North Assembly is a Chrysler automobile assembly factory in Detroit, Michigan. Located on East Jefferson Avenue 6 mi (9.6 km) from downtown, the factory opened in 1991 as a major commitment to the downtown Detroit area by Chrysler, and was expanded in 1999 bringing its area to 2,700,000 sq ft (250,000 m2). Its first product was the Jeep Grand Cherokee from the start, which it continues to produce to this day.
Chrysler announced in August 2008 a $1.8-billion dollar investment in the plant that would expand it by 285,000 sq ft (26,500 m2) and upgrade the facility for the production of a new product in 2010.
Chrysler announced in May 2010 that it would add 1,110 jobs to the Jefferson North Assembly plant for production of 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Chrysler says it has suspended some plant workers caught by a Detroit television station drinking alcohol and smoking what appeared to be marijuana during breaks.Chrysler manufacturing chief Scott Garberding told WJBK-TV in a report that aired Wednesday night that the automaker has identified some of the workers. WJBK said it received a tip from a worker at Chrysler’s Jefferson North plant and followed about a dozen men for 10 days during their lunch breaks. It filmed them going to a convenience store to buy alcohol and taking it to a nearby park to drink and smoke. Garberding says the workers’ “behavior is totally unacceptable.” The United Auto Workers said it strongly opposes the use of alcohol or controlled substances on the job.
President Barack Obama visited the plant in 2010 to speak to the workers at the plant. He said that the first new vehicle he ever owned was a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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