Fiat Chrysler swayed on Thursday it will eliminate one shift at its Windsor, Ontario, assembly plant where it builds minivans, resulting in the impoverishment of 1,500 jobs.
The Italian-American automaker said in a statement the elimination of a shift, which will take effect on Sept. 30, was to address taming global demand. The company said it would offer retirement packages to eligible employees and attempt to place indefinitely kept off hourly employees in open full-time positions. Earlier this week, Canadian media outlets reported Fiat Chrysler intention idle the plant for two weeks in April, the third time this year the plant has been temporarily closed.