Last Wrangler rolls through factory
Toledoan Bob Laucks isn�t saddened by the prospect of inspecting his final Jeep Wrangler this week, a move that will help signal the end of the nation�s longest-running auto plant.
Instead, the 29�-year Toledo Jeep veteran is looking forward to moving to the $900 million multifactory complex that will replace the Stickney Avenue plant and Jeep Parkway factory.
The last of nearly 970,000 Wranglers made since the icon was last redesigned in 1997 was built at Parkway yesterday, will be painted red there today, and will be finished tomorrow at Stickney, where Mr. Laucks works.
Meanwhile, production of the redesigned Wrangler begins with four-door Unlimited models on July 17 after Mr. Laucks and others return from Toledo Jeep�s traditional two-week summer shutdown. The first finished vehicle is to be…
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