Stellantis recently confirmed that production at the Jefferson North Assembly Plant would stop for the next 8 weeks so the company can retool the Detroit plant for the next generation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs. According to The Detroit News, the automaker has said the $900 million investment would create an additional 1,100 jobs and allow for the production of plug-in hybrid 4xe models, and will have the flexibility for battery-electric vehicles. The plant on the city’s east side has been producing the previous generation of the Grand Cherokee (which was redesigned for 2022) and the outg…