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June 24, 2014 Chrysler Group’s World Class Manufacturing Academy (WCMA) Mobile Unit is partnering with Southeastern Michigan United Way to provide fun learning activities to local children as part of the organization’s summer “Meet Up and Eat Up” block parties, designed to bring food and necessities to families throughout June and July.
June 25, 2014 Chrysler Group confirmed today that it would invest $63 million in its Warren Stamping Plant (Mich.) to expand capacity at the facility. The announcement comes following the Warren City Council’s approval in May of the Company’s tax abatement request.
June 23, 2014 The high-performance 2015 Fiat 500 Abarth and Abarth Cabrio, now offering an optional six-speed automatic transmission, begins production today at Toluca Assembly Plant in Toluca, Mexico.
May 28, 2014 As the nation pauses this Memorial Day to remember those who served in the United States Armed Services, Chrysler Group’s Toledo Assembly Complex (TAC) unveiled its own special tribute to veterans around the country during a ceremony at the plant today.
May 15, 2014 Chrysler Group’s Brampton Assembly Plant (BAP) has been recognized by the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) with a Leadership Award. The coveted acknowledgement comes for being a company that has made significant and innovative contributions to energy efficiency.
May 14, 2014 Before they are shipped to dealers, shiny new 2015 Chrysler 200 sedans pass through the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant’s newly added Quality Assurance Center in the final step of the vehicle’s exhaustive quality process.
May 13, 2014 After sitting idle for years at the corner of US 31 and State Road 28 in Tipton County, Ind., Chrysler Group’s Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne officially dedicated the Company’s new Tipton Transmission Plant and celebrated the production launch of the fuel-efficient nine-speed transmission today.
April 27, 2014 After officially opening more than two years ago, the final touches on a significant expansion in both square-footage and educational programming at Chrysler Group’s World Class Manufacturing Academy were completed early this year.
April 22, 2014 Chrysler Group’s Belvidere Assembly Plant (Ill.) has 1.3 million reasons to celebrate on Earth Day because that was the amount of the rebate check it received today from Nicor Gas, the plant's natural gas provider. The check represented the savings achieved as a result of the implementation of three natural gas-saving projects.
April 21, 2014 Trenton Engine Complex (Mich.) has been awarded bronze status for its results in implementing World Class Manufacturing (WCM). Trenton becomes the fifth North American facility to achieve the first WCM award milestone.
March 28, 2014 Windsor (Ont.) Assembly Plant has been awarded silver status for its results in implementing World Class Manufacturing (WCM), the highest ranking of any of the Company’s North American manufacturing facilities.
March 21, 2014 First established in 1953 as a jet engine plant, Chrysler Group’s Sterling Heights (Mich.) Assembly Plant (SHAP) has experienced a cycle of changes in its lifetime, with none more significant than what lies ahead. The facility plays an integral role in the production of the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200.
March 14, 2014 Chrysler Group LLC Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne announced today that 800 jobs have been added to the rolls at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (Mich.), a facility that was slated to close in 2010, to support production of the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200. Marchionne confirmed the hiring during a plant event celebrating production of the new mid-size vehicle.
March 12, 2014 Chrysler Group’s Brampton Assembly Plant (BAP) is the first automotive assembly plant in Canada to achieve ISO 50001: 2011“Energy Management” standards certification by TÜV, an international certification organization.
March 3, 2014 Chrysler Group LLC has advised this week the Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper and the Premier of the Province of Ontario, the Hon. Kathleen Wynne, of its intention to withdraw all requests for financial assistance in relation to the development of its two assembly plants in Windsor and Brampton, Ontario.
January 17, 2014 Chrysler Group LLC December 2013 production data available (see pdf file to the right under Attached).
December 12, 2013 In true Hollywood style, Chrysler Group and the UAW rolled out the red carpet for the Company’s high achievers in manufacturing at the first-ever World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Academy Awards ceremony held at the UAW-Chrysler Technology Training Center in Warren, Mich., on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Chrysler Group’s Vice President of Manufacturing Mauro Pino and the UAW’s Vice President of the Chrysler Department General Holiefield hosted the event for more than 500 attendees, including award nominees from 26 facilities in the U.S. and Canada.
November 21, 2013 Chrysler Group’s award-winning World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Academy now has wheels and is hitting the road. In an effort to bring the innovative training academy and the WCM methodology to more employees, Chrysler Group has created a mobile unit from a refurbished former motorsports trailer.
November 6, 2013 The production tally today hit the three million-mark for Chrysler Group’s award-winning workhorse, the 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine. The milestone event occurred just before 7 a.m. during the first shift at Chrysler Group’s Trenton Engine Complex (Trenton, Mich.)
November 7, 2013 Chrysler Group LLC October 2013 production data now available.
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