Illinois Jeep Cherokee Factory to Cut Over 1,600 Jobs Amid Global Chip Shortage

A Jeep Cherokee factory in Northern Illinois is cutting more than 1,600 jobs as multiple auto manufacturers are experiencing shortages in microchips.

Jeep Cherokees sit on a lot at Fiat Chryslers's Belvidere Assembly Plant in Belvidere, Ill., on Feb. 27, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images

A Jeep Cherokee factory in Northern Illinois is cutting more than 1,600 jobs as multiple auto manufacturers are experiencing shortages in microchips.

The U.S. arm of Stellantis announced it will cut workers in one of its two shifts at the Stellantis Belvidere Assembly Plant in Boone County by July 26, The Associated Press reported.