Chrysler workers at Brampton plant revved up about company’s future
Posted January 8, 2011 9:42 am.
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BRAMPTON, Ont. – Chrysler’s comeback story played out at the Brampton, Ont., assembly plant, Friday, where more than 2,500 jobs are relying on the success of two new models.
Company CEO Sergio Marchionne, along with CAW representatives, showed off the re-designed Chrysler 300 and the Dodge Charger. The Brampton plant also builds the Dodge Challenger.
The automaker has enjoyed its highest year-over-year sales growth in its history. Sales in 2010 grew 26 per cent compared with 2009.
There’s a lot on the line, in particular, the future of the workers and their families. There are 2,900 workers at the plant — office and assembly line staff.
One worker named Gino has worked for Chrysler for 27 years, 24 of those years at the Brampton plant. He said it has been a rocky few years, but he’s feeling good about the future.
“Optimistic, it’s definitely good, it looks like we’re on our way to make it some money,” he said.
Many production-related changes have been made to this nearly three-million square-foot plant, and the company, with the help of the provincial and federal governments investing more than $1-billion to retrofit the plant and redesign the vehicles.
