Chrysler to switch to 4-day workweeks to cut costs

As energy costs skyrocket, Chrysler LLC is looking at different ways to save money, including, perhaps, a move to workweeks of four 10-hour days at several of its factories. “We’re looking at doing four 10s across the shops to help reduce energy costs," Chrysler Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Frank Ewasyshyn told the Free Press Monday.

A shorter workweek had been suggested earlier this summer by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson as an option for employees. It has since spread to other governments and private businesses.

“For us, it’s a big energy savings," Ewasyshyn said, “just as it is for employees with gasoline in their cars."