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Donald Trump had nothing to do with our new US jobs, Fiat Chrysler reveals | |
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Fiat Chrysler has said thousands of news jobs it announced in the US is not related to Donald Trump - despite a series of tweets in which the President-elect appears to take credit - and that the firm's chief executive had not even spoken to him. | Fiat Chrysler has said thousands of news jobs it announced in the US is not related to Donald Trump - despite a series of tweets in which the President-elect appears to take credit - and that the firm's chief executive had not even spoken to him. |
The car manufacturer announced its plan on Sunday to spend $1 billion to expand plants in Ohio and Michigan and create 2,000 more jobs in the country. | The car manufacturer announced its plan on Sunday to spend $1 billion to expand plants in Ohio and Michigan and create 2,000 more jobs in the country. |
A news release issued by the company stated the move was part of a plan that had been first conceived in 2015. | A news release issued by the company stated the move was part of a plan that had been first conceived in 2015. |
Shortly after the announcement, the President-elect tweeted his thanks to the company. | Shortly after the announcement, the President-elect tweeted his thanks to the company. |
“It's finally happening - Fiat Chrysler just announced plans to invest $1BILLION in Michigan and Ohio plants, adding 2000 jobs,” he wrote on Twitter. | “It's finally happening - Fiat Chrysler just announced plans to invest $1BILLION in Michigan and Ohio plants, adding 2000 jobs,” he wrote on Twitter. |
“This after Ford said last week that it will expand in Michigan and U.S. instead of building a BILLION dollar plant in Mexico. Thank you Ford & Fiat C!” | “This after Ford said last week that it will expand in Michigan and U.S. instead of building a BILLION dollar plant in Mexico. Thank you Ford & Fiat C!” |
He did not directly take credit for the move, but his implication that his "America First" policy might be related to the move was mistaken, according to company spokeswoman Jodi Tinson. | He did not directly take credit for the move, but his implication that his "America First" policy might be related to the move was mistaken, according to company spokeswoman Jodi Tinson. |
"All of the plans were conceived in 2015 and articulated in 2016 and now we have come full circle [to implementing them]," she told The Independent. | "All of the plans were conceived in 2015 and articulated in 2016 and now we have come full circle [to implementing them]," she told The Independent. |
When asked if the company chief executive, Sergio Marchionne, had even had any direct conversations with Mr Trump, she said: "No". | When asked if the company chief executive, Sergio Marchionne, had even had any direct conversations with Mr Trump, she said: "No". |
When asked if Mr Trump and his politics had any effect on the company decisions, she also said they had not. | When asked if Mr Trump and his politics had any effect on the company decisions, she also said they had not. |
The company first announced its plan in an investor presentation in 2015, describing what it saw as a consumer trend from cars to SUVs and trucks, and a resulting demand for larger vehicles in the US. | The company first announced its plan in an investor presentation in 2015, describing what it saw as a consumer trend from cars to SUVs and trucks, and a resulting demand for larger vehicles in the US. |
The company no longer builds small cars at all. | The company no longer builds small cars at all. |
The news comes after Ford CEO Mark Fields said his company’s decision to ditch plans to build a new factory in Mexico and instead invest $700 million into a Michigan plant, creating 700 jobs, was not related to Mr Trump. | The news comes after Ford CEO Mark Fields said his company’s decision to ditch plans to build a new factory in Mexico and instead invest $700 million into a Michigan plant, creating 700 jobs, was not related to Mr Trump. |
The President-elect, however, tweeted that the news about Ford was "just the beginning". | The President-elect, however, tweeted that the news about Ford was "just the beginning". |
Mr Trump has taken credit for other company moves, including Sprint’s decision to create 5,000 jobs in the US - a decision made before he won the election - and claiming that he would save jobs at air conditioning company Carrier from moving to Mexico. | Mr Trump has taken credit for other company moves, including Sprint’s decision to create 5,000 jobs in the US - a decision made before he won the election - and claiming that he would save jobs at air conditioning company Carrier from moving to Mexico. |
Carrier decided to save fewer than half its jobs at the plant in Indiana, and the union leader Chuck Jones claimed Mr Trump was “lying his a** off”. | Carrier decided to save fewer than half its jobs at the plant in Indiana, and the union leader Chuck Jones claimed Mr Trump was “lying his a** off”. |
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