Last week our Sterling Heights, Michigan, Stamping and Brampton, Ontario, Assembly plants earned Bronze status in FCA’s World Class Manufacturing system, which means that 13 of our 36 manufacturing facilities in North America have earned at least the Bronze WCM distinction. Two of those locations have been awarded the WCM Silver designation. WCM was launched
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‘He can’t believe that he lived’
There are many reasons to purchase one vehicle or another. Style, driver and passenger comfort, mpg, torque and horsepower and tech features are of varying importance, depending on the individual. Of course, price is nearly always a consideration. Safety is too, but it’s one you really hope you don’t need. It’s like car insurance. You
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Clean burn
At the outset, change is not easy. “But, when we looked back, we wonder why didn’t we do this years ago.” Head of FCA Transport Marty DiFiore said those words during Friday’s announcement that FCA US has converted its Detroit-based 179 truck fleet from diesel to run on compressed natural gas. That change was two
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FCA taps its inner Star Wars; what’s yours?
There’s a little bit of the Star Wars epic in each of us. From “Great, kid. Don’t get cocky” to “Do. Or not do. There is no try.” How do you connect with Star Wars? With FCA US, five of our core brands – Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram, FIAT – will each express its inner
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Sales impact
When you buy one of our cars, trucks, minivans, SUVs or crossovers, you’re also buying a relationship … between you and your vehicle (and your dealer). It’s a long-term relationship where, if you take care of “her” with routine maintenance, she’ll take care of you. With FCA US November sales up 3% compared to November
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FCA US-Strayer: Attracting top dealership employees means better customer experience
No matter how stylish, how fuel-efficient, how hard-working or just how awesome our vehicles are, if the dealership sales or service process is not to your liking, it can put a damper on what should be a beautiful relationship. So, if you’re going to have the best connection with your vehicle, your connection with our
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Ram powers Thanksgiving icon
It takes plenty of muscle to power the larger-than-life floats in the Big Apple’s annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. This year, Ram Trucks will put its ‘Ram Tough’ towing capability to the task pulling all 27 floats down the streets of Manhattan as the Official Truck of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. That’s no small
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