Production has resumed as previously announced at seven of the new Fiat-led Chrysler Group's North American assembly plants as the carmaker emerges from a shutdown that began when it went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 30.

Production has resumed as previously announced at seven of the new Fiat-led Chrysler Group's North American assembly plants as the carmaker emerges from a shutdown that began when it went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 30. With Fiat now firmly in the driving seat of the reborn entity a new era from Chrysler and its Jeep and Dodge brands has finally got underway.

The seven plants to kick back into life on Monday morning are Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (Sterling Heights, Michigan) which builds the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger; the Warren Truck Assembly Plant (Warren, Michigan) which builds the Dodge Ram and Dodge Dakota; St. Louis North Assembly Plant (Fenton, Missouri) which makes the Dodge Ram although this plant will close for good within a fortnight; the Toledo Supplier Park (Toledo, Ohio) which builds the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Wrangler Unlimited; the Brampton Assembly Plant (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) which builds the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Challenger; the Windsor Assembly Plant (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) which builds the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan; and finally the Toluca Assembly Plant (Toluca, Mexico) which builds the Dodge Journey and Chrysler PT Cruiser. The Powertrain and Stamping facilities that support these assembly plants are also operating.

“Our manufacturing facilities are ready to produce products that will thrill our customers and deliver a higher level of excellence and quality,” said Frank Ewasyshyn, Executive Vice President – Manufacturing, Chrysler Group LLC. “We have an obligation to uphold – not only to ourselves but to our customers, the U. S. and Canadian taxpayers, Chrysler retirees and our local communities – a promise to build better products and generate revenues that will ensure a future for all of us.”

All Chrysler Group plants will be soon be closed temporarily during a previously announced two-week summer break over the weeks of July 13 and 20. At that point the St. Louis North Assembly Plant will shut down for good and Dodge Ram production will be shifted to the Warren Truck Assembly Plant.