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Fiat Chrysler plans to expand factory capacity to build new Jeep models

The 2020 Jeep Gladiator is introduced during a Jeep press conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 28, 2018.
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Fiat Chrysler plans to add more factory capacity over the next few years to support building two new Jeep models, including a return of the Jeep Grand Wagoneer, CEO Mike Manley told CNBC.

Manley would not say how many jobs Fiat Chrysler might add or give a time frame for when those new assembly lines would be up and running.

Fiat Chrysler will add production capacity to fulfill Jeep demand
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Fiat Chrysler will add production capacity to fulfill Jeep demand

"Those plans will have to go in place in the near future," Manley said as the Detroit auto show kicks off Monday.

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