Chrysler hiring 1,100 new workers to build diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee Car News and Review

Last April, we received word straight from CEO Sergio Marchionne’s mouth that Fiat’s 3.0L V6 turbo-diesel engine would find its way to America under the hood of a Jeep Grand Cherokee by the end of 2013. That a diesel-powered Grand Cherokee would return to Jeep’s lineup was great news for fans of the last version, but workers in the metropolis of Detroit should be even more excited, as Chrysler has just proclaimed it will add a third shift and hire 1,100 new workers at its Jefferson North Assembly Plant to help establish it. Jefferson North currently employs 2,890 people and is responsible for production of the Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango.

Throw some other 150 new workers on the pile too for Chrysler’s Connor Avenue Assembly Plant, also located within the confines of Detroit proper. Last month Chrysler proclaimed that it would reopen the original home of Viper gathering to establish the new snake, and its needs 150 workers to do it. Today’s annunciation just reaffirms those plans and brings the total number of Chrysler’s new Detroit hires this year to 1,250.