Stellantis said it plans to cease operations at an assembly plant in Illinois, citing the need to control costs amid supply-chain disruptions and high expenses associated with the shift to electric vehicles, the Wall Street Journal’s Ryan Felton reports. The car maker said its Belvedere factory, which makes the Jeep Cherokee SUV, would be idled effective February 28 and result in indefinite layoffs, the author says. Reference Link
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