英语新闻听写 菲亚特克莱斯勒拟裁员1300人（在线收听）

n Wednesday, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that it is laying off nearly 1,300 workers

周三，菲亚特克莱斯勒宣布裁员，密歇根州斯特灵海茨工厂近1300名员工遭裁剪，

and ending one of the two shifts at its Sterling Heights, Michigan plant that makes the slow-selling midsize Chrysler 200 sedan.

该工厂曾销售克莱斯勒200小型轿车，且销量不佳。

The lay-offs will reportedly be effective July 5.

有报道称，裁员将于7月5日起实施。

United Auto Workers Vice President Norwood Jewell said in a statement that the move was not surprising,

美国汽车工会副总裁诺伍德·朱厄尔在声明中指出，此举并不意外，

and expressed optimism that Fiat will find jobs for the workers by making more trucks and SUVs.

且对此表示乐观，称菲亚特将生产更多皮卡或多功能运动型车。

Workers at the Sterling Heights plant, which is located in suburban Detroit, will return to work this upcoming Monday after a 10-week shutdown called to match consumer demand with production.

斯特灵海茨工厂位于底特律郊区，工厂员工将于下周一恢复工作，此前因无法满足顾客生产需要，工厂曾停工10周。