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Sounds made up to me. Did you see someone cruising around the dealership in a Jeep tee shirt telling everyone…’better get your reign orders in’…
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UAW workers go on strike at Stellantis plant in Indiana


United Auto Workers union members have gone on strike at the Stellantis casting plant in Indiana

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DETROIT -- United Auto Workers union members went on strike Saturday at the Stellantis casting plant in Indiana, citing health and safety issues including the company's alleged refusal to repair and replace the plant’s air conditioning and heating systems.

The 35-acre plant in Kokomo makes parts used in the power trains of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM vehicles and a long-term strike could affect vehicle assembly lines across North America.

Stellantis says production had not been scheduled for this weekend and it hoped to resume negotiations as soon as possible on a contract with striking UAW Local 1166.

In a statement, Stellantis said it was committed “to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. After bargaining in good faith for two days and presenting an offer we believed addressed the union’s concerns, we are disappointed by the UAW’s decision to walk out.”

The 1,200-worker plant, Kokomo Casting, is the world's largest die cast facility, according to Stellantis. It makes aluminum parts for components including transmissions and engine blocks.

The UAW local complained in a statement that Stellantis “claims it has no money to meet its membership's basic needs" — including providing clean uniforms — while ”making record profits and investing billions in a new battery plant across the street."

In May, Stellantis announced a $2.5 billion joint venture with Samsung to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Kokomo that is to employ 1,400 workers.

UAW local president David Willis did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. A person who answered the phone at union offices said he was preparing for a resumption in negotiations.

The casting plant is to be retooled to produce engine blocks for hybrid-electric vehicles.

Stellantis, formed last year with the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Peugeot, had said it would build two electric vehicle battery factories in North America. The other is slated for Windsor, Ontario.
 

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UAW workers go on strike at Stellantis plant in Indiana


United Auto Workers union members have gone on strike at the Stellantis casting plant in Indiana

ABC News
DETROIT -- United Auto Workers union members went on strike Saturday at the Stellantis casting plant in Indiana, citing health and safety issues including the company's alleged refusal to repair and replace the plant’s air conditioning and heating systems.

The 35-acre plant in Kokomo makes parts used in the power trains of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM vehicles and a long-term strike could affect vehicle assembly lines across North America.

Stellantis says production had not been scheduled for this weekend and it hoped to resume negotiations as soon as possible on a contract with striking UAW Local 1166.

In a statement, Stellantis said it was committed “to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. After bargaining in good faith for two days and presenting an offer we believed addressed the union’s concerns, we are disappointed by the UAW’s decision to walk out.”

The 1,200-worker plant, Kokomo Casting, is the world's largest die cast facility, according to Stellantis. It makes aluminum parts for components including transmissions and engine blocks.

The UAW local complained in a statement that Stellantis “claims it has no money to meet its membership's basic needs" — including providing clean uniforms — while ”making record profits and investing billions in a new battery plant across the street."

In May, Stellantis announced a $2.5 billion joint venture with Samsung to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Kokomo that is to employ 1,400 workers.

UAW local president David Willis did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. A person who answered the phone at union offices said he was preparing for a resumption in negotiations.

The casting plant is to be retooled to produce engine blocks for hybrid-electric vehicles.

Stellantis, formed last year with the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Peugeot, had said it would build two electric vehicle battery factories in North America. The other is slated for Windsor, Ontario.

the company's alleged refusal to repair and replace the plant’s air conditioning and heating systems
In a casting plant, without proper air conditioning? I don't blame them for striking...
 

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Just got word from my dealer today that my estimated ship date is 9/29. Scheduled date was 8/23. I doubt we’ll make that ship date and honestly, I’d be ok waiting another couple weeks (gives me a chance to throw down more on the down payment).
 

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Just got word from my dealer today that my estimated ship date is 9/29. Scheduled date was 8/23. I doubt we’ll make that ship date and honestly, I’d be ok waiting another couple weeks (gives me a chance to throw down more on the down payment).
congrats and great news! Looking forward to seeing a photo of your Jeep when you get it!
 

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Will definitely post. After messing with the hard top on the Gladiator all summer, I think I’m more excited for the Sky One-touch than the 4xe, although only using gas in the weekend is pretty darn exciting too.
 

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Sounds made up to me. Did you see someone cruising around the dealership in a Jeep tee shirt telling everyone…’better get your reign orders in’…
as a follow up I asked my salesperson if he had heard anything. He sent me the following text…

‘should be through October, maybe even the rest of the year’

i certainly suggest people get thier orders in for the reign color because with the commodity issues you just never know, but I would feel pretty confident about ordering through the end of October and maybe even a little longer

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as a follow up I asked my salesperson if he had heard anything. He sent me the following text…

‘should be through October, maybe even the rest of the year’

i certainly suggest people get thier orders in for the reign color because with the commodity issues you just never know, but I would feel pretty confident about ordering through the end of October and maybe even a little longer

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Your dealer is just parroting the press release that we all saw. Which is fine. That's what he should be doing. But just want to point out that he does not have any more info on this than we do.
 

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Your dealer is just parroting the press release that we all saw. Which is fine. That's what he should be doing. But just want to point out that he does not have any more info on this than we do.
They rarely do. Back when I missed ordering a Punk'n Gladiator in 2020, my dealer told me that they have a general idea of what they are told us happening, but until the monthly updated order guide comes out, they are grasping halfblind in the dark.
 

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I like it... where did you get the pic from?
Very cool. But the pessimist in me looks at it and wonders if it's an old pic from the X-treme Purple days...
 

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Very cool. But the pessimist in me looks at it and wonders if it's an old pic from the X-treme Purple days...
That's a Sahara 4xe. Did they come in extreme purple? I don't pay that much attention to what comes out and when.
 

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That's a Sahara 4xe. Did they come in extreme purple? I don't pay that much attention to what comes out and when.
Don't think there has been a purple option since the JK....
Very cool. But the pessimist in me looks at it and wonders if it's an old pic from the X-treme Purple days...
I don't think 4xe's existed during the JK run....
 
 



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