About 1,100 workers at the Stellantis Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio, are facing layoffs early next year as the company takes further steps to cut high inventory at dealerships.

The move from two to one shifts does not come as a surprise, with the pickup's sales slowing this year and the automaker trying to slash inventories.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Stellantis announced plans to cut a manufacturing shift and lay off around 1,100 workers at an Ohio plant producing the Jeep Gladiator pickup.The company, which is struggling with excess inventory and competition from Chinese rivals,

Stellantis NV, the owner of the Jeep and Ram brands, said it would lay off about 1,100 workers at its Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, the latest in a series job cuts as the automaker contends with bloated inventory and declining sales.

The UAW bureaucracy is collaborating with Stellantis to eliminate a shift at the giant plant in northwestern Ohio.

About 1,100 workers will be laid off indefinitely in January from the Jeep Gladiator plant in Toledo, Ohio, Stellantis officials announced Wednesday.

Stellantis said on Wednesday it is laying off about 1,100 employees at a Jeep Gladiator plant in Toledo, Ohio, as it works to improve efficiency and reduce inventory across its North American operations.

Stellantis has announced it will cut one production shift and lay off approximately 1,100 workers at its Toledo South Assembly Plant in Ohio

About 1,100 workers at the Stellantis Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio, are facing layoffs early next year as the company takes further steps to cut high inventory at dealers

Stellantis will indefinitely lay off 1,100 union-backed workers at its Toledo South Assembly Plant, the automaker announced.