Chrysler Restarts Idled Plants

Today marks a new beginning for Chrysler as the company relaunched the majority of its assembly plants, temporarily idled on April 30 when the American manufacturer filed for bankruptcy. The vehicles to be built will belong to the new Chrysler and will rely on the production plans established with Italian manufacturer Fiat.

To be sure everything goes according to plan, Chrysler said it identified the suppliers it wants to continue with in May, according to a report by The Detroit News. But problems are far from being over, despite spokesman Dave Elshoff said the there should be no problems to restart operations.

"When necessary, we will negotiate in good faith to resolve our business issues and assure the timely and efficient commencement of our manufacturing operations," Elshoff said. Additionally, the company "obtained assurance that the parts it needs from TRW to resume vehicle production on Monday will be available," he said.

"Chrysler Group’s Powertrain and Stamping facilities that supply these assembly plants will also be operating. All Chrysler Group plants will be closed during a previously announced two-week Summer Break the weeks of July 13 and 20. Re-start of production at other Chrysler Group assembly plants will be announced at a later date," the company said in a release in mid-June when the company announced the production resume in seven plants.

The facilities are responsible for the production of several models, including Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Dodge Journey, and Dodge Ram. It's still unclear whether the plant will produce models sourced from Fiat or will continue to remain focused on Chrysler-badged vehicles.