Detroit Automakers Push for Restart of Plants Within 2 Weeks

Detroit Automakers Push for Restart of Plants Within 2 Weeks
Jeep vehicles are parked outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Feb. 26, 2019. Carlos Osorio/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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DETROIT—Major U.S. automakers are planning to reopen North American factories within two weeks, potentially putting thousands of workers back on the assembly line as part of a gradual return to normality.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley said on an earnings conference call on May 5, his company plans to start reopening factories May 18, though that depends on an easing of government restrictions.