First piece of steel raised Beam signed by joint venture management team and Kokomo mayor Companies announced investment commitment of $2.5 billion (€2.3 billion) in May 2022 New electric-vehicle battery manufacturing facility to create 1,400 new jobs Expected to launch in first quarter of 2025 March 22, 2023 , Kokomo, Ind. – Stellantis and Samsung SDI marked
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Stellantis Celebrates Achievement of Two Female Supply Chain Leaders
Marlo Vitous and Anna Markett receive Women in Supply Chain awards from Supply & Demand Chain Executive Award honors female supply chain leaders and executives across industries September 19, 2022 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Two Stellantis executives have been named recipients of the 2022 Women in Supply Chain award by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Both
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Stellantis Announces $99 Million Total Investment for New Engine Production at Three North American Plants
Company to produce new four-cylinder turbo engine Investments will be made at Dundee (Michigan) Engine, Kokomo (Indiana) Casting and Etobicoke (Toronto) Casting New engine designated for HEV applications for future North American models Investment supports company’s Dare Forward 2030 long-term strategy August 1, 2022 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Stellantis announced today that it will invest a
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Detroiters Prepare to Join New Mack Assembly Team
When we announced in February 2019 our plan to invest $2.5 billion in our Detroit facilities on the city’s east side, creating nearly 5,000 new jobs, we also made the unprecedented commitment to put Detroiters first, especially the neighbors who live around our plant. We listened to the community when they said they wanted to
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Mack’s new plant manager Michael Brieda is driven to keep improving
Michael Brieda’s day typically starts around 3:30 a.m. with a 3-4 mile run. It gives the newly appointed Detroit Assembly Complex – Mack plant manager an opportunity to start the day with a fresh perspective and a feeling of accomplishment before arriving at work around 5 a.m. “Three years ago, I realized I wasn’t taking
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Vehicle Test Track at FCA’s New Assembly Plant in Detroit is Taking Shape
As construction continues on the paint shop at our new assembly plant on Detroit’s east side, another structure is taking shape in the northeast corner of the site that will house the plant’s new test track. Located entirely under one roof, the 95,000-square-foot facility will validate that all vehicles rolling off the line are free
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Truckloads of Equipment Begin Arriving at New FCA Assembly Plant
FCA’s new assembly plant on Detroit’s east side marks yet another milestone. As steel continues to be raised for the new paint shop, the first piece of equipment has been installed, a 120-ft. E-coat dip tank that had to be delivered in six separate sections. Weighing about 30,000 lbs. or nearly 17 tons each, the
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