TOLEDO (Oct. 20, 2014) – Congresswoman Kaptur joined workers at packed UAW Local 12 hall today to rally for keeping Jeep Wrangler production in Toledo.

“It’s a part of our life.  It’s our substance,” Kaptur said of the iconic Jeep brand.  

“Our vehicles have gone to war.  We’re part of the core.  We hold it together.  We make things. And we invent, too. I hope that we can invent the future of the auto industry here.”

Kaptur was joined by UAW Region 2 Director Ken Lortz and Local 12 President Bruce Baumhower, along with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and a bevy of local officials.

The community has rallied to keep production of the Jeep Wrangler in Toledo.  Chrysler Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne indicated recently that production might be moved elsewhere if the company proceeds with a proposal to shift to an aluminum unibody construction.

“We’re going to get this done,” Baumhower said of efforts to keep Jeep in Toledo.  “We’ve done it before and we’re going to do it again.”