Idling of workers at Toledo Jeep to ripple to thousands of others

02/07/2008 22:22. (Blade, The (Toledo, OH) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 2--In economic development circles, automotive factory jobs are measured not by the number of vehicles they produce, but in the number of additional jobs that result from their creation.

Last week, Chrysler LLC announced that it was shutting down the factory making Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro through Aug. 25 at the Toledo Jeep Assembly complex.

The move idled over 2,200 Chrysler workers and will affect thousands of others in local parts manufacturing, analysts said.

"It's not going to be pretty," said Joseph Phillippi, an industry analyst with AutoTrends Consulting in Short Hills, N.J. Production cuts at Chrysler, General Motors Corp., and Ford Motor Co. will have a "nasty effect" on the automotive supplier industry,... // TMCnet