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Wednesday Chrysler is expected to announce the renovation to its Belvidere, Ill. Assembly plant which currently
builds the Dodge Neon. The plant will be the future home to the
Neon replacement (not called Neon) and small SUVs for
Jeep and Dodge all on a small-car platform developed with Mitsubishi.
Update: This news brief says
it will cost $400 million to update the plant. There is little doubt the announcement will be a positive one if
Governor Blagojevich is going to be on hand. What politician wants to be present when they say “nope we’re closing
shop, you’re all out of jobs.”