Ironworkers recently raised an evergreen tree to top off the steel framework of the paint shop being built as part of a $1.6 billion investment to construct a new assembly plant on Detroit’s eastside. While most recognize the evergreen tree as a classic symbol of the holiday season, for the ironworkers who spent exactly four
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New 1.3-liter engine powers 2020 Fiat 500X
The 2020 Fiat 500X is stylish, fun and powered by an all-new 1.3-liter direct-injection turbocharged four-cylinder engine that offers improved power, performance and fuel economy. When the engineers began developing the new engine, they focused on some key features including fuel economy, improved greenhouse gas emissions and driveability. “We wanted to develop an engine that
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Truck Tuesday: Jeep® Gladiator continues to collect honors
It has been just over a year since the Jeep® Gladiator made its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show and the “Most Capable Midsize Truck Ever” continues to impress customers, the automotive press and industry officials. The Jeep truck’s latest haul of awards could easily fill the Gladiator’s durable five-foot steel bed and showcase
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Truck Tuesday: 2020 Jeep® Gladiator’s payload capacity just got better
When the 2020 Jeep® Gladiator was first introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show, it did so with the title of best-in-class payload. Nearly a year later, the payload capacity got even better. The 2020 Jeep Gladiator now has an available payload rating of up to 1,700 pounds, which is up from the original rating
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Mayor Mike Duggan: FCA’s impact on Detroit ‘will last generations’
FCA and the City of Detroit are working hand-in-hand to identify and prepare qualified city residents to apply for jobs at the company’s new assembly plant on Mack Avenue on the city’s east side, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan told a packed town hall audience at FCA’s Auburn Hills complex. Under the agreements put into place
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2020 Jeep® Wrangler EcoDiesel offers the ultimate fuel efficiency and driving range for a Wrangler
The go-anywhere, do-anything Jeep® Wrangler can now go even further and do even more with the 2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel model. The new 2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel will soon be available with the most fuel-efficient and highest torque-rated Wrangler engine ever with the introduction of the new 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 engine. “One of the most
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Truck Tuesday: The Jeep® brand and combat veteran Noah Galloway team up for ‘Jeep Gladiator to Gladiator’ digital and social contest
The Jeep® brand and Purple Heart recipient Noah Galloway are teaming up to give a veteran an all-new 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon through the “Jeep Gladiator to Gladiator” digital and social contest. The initiative between the brand and the U.S. Army veteran celebrates veterans of the U.S. Armed forces by giving consumers an opportunity to
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