Good news has been limited in Michigan and the auto industry, but this is definitely good news.
Chrysler Group will add a third shift of 1,100 jobs at a Detroit plant where it will begin producing a diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV, the company said on Thursday. The Jefferson North plant in Detroit is the first Chrysler plant to add a third shift, and it was the first plant to expand to a second shift after the automaker's 2009 restructuring and bankruptcy.