Category Archives: Manufacturing

Manufacturing,Technology | May 09 2025

From Gaming to Manufacturing: How Stellantis’ VR Lab Is Shaping the Future of Auto Production

Virtual reality (VR) lab simulates assembly line stations to find design, tooling and process challenges before actual production begins Inspired by video game and movie tech, VR technology analyzes hundreds of postures to find optimal workstation configurations, tailored for a variety of physical requirements Lab includes advanced features – motion capture, physics-based interactions and digital
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Jeep,Manufacturing,Our People,Powertrains,Technology | April 23 2025

Quarter of a Million Hybrids and Counting: Stellantis Celebrates 250,000th Jeep® Wrangler 4xe Assembled at Toledo Assembly Complex

Best-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in the U.S., class-exclusive Wrangler 4xe combines 2.0-liter turbocharged gas engine, two electric motors and a high-voltage battery pack to deliver 49 MPGe and 21 miles of pure-electric operation for most daily commutes and hours on the trail  Jeep® Wrangler 4xe began production in December 2020  Third best-selling plug-in hybrid
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Manufacturing,Our People,Ram | April 17 2025

2 Million Strong and Counting: Stellantis’ Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Celebrates Ram 1500 Milestone

Flame Red 2025 Ram 1500 RHO is two millionth off the line at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP)  Michigan facility began assembling Ram 1500 in 2018 after being converted from car plant to truck plant   Company invested $235 million at SHAP in 2024 to build multi-energy variants of Ram 1500, giving customers freedom of choice
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Manufacturing,Pentastar Passion,Under the Pentastar | August 15 2024

Metal Safety Mettle: Etobicoke and Kokomo Casting Plants Again Earn Safety Awards

Etobicoke Casting Plant celebrates Perfect Award for a third year, based on its 2023 safety record Kokomo Casting Plant marks a full decade of earning an Outstanding Award for its ongoing efforts toward employee safety Awards come from North American Die Casting Association (NADCA), which supports and promotes metallurgy facilities across the continent Etobicoke Casting
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Manufacturing,Safety | July 18 2024

Stellantis’ Indiana Transmission Plant Celebrates Significant Safety Milestone

Employees worked over nine years without lost time injury  Improvements implemented to further safeguard employees  Joins plants in Canada and Mexico as a leader in employee safety   July 17, 2024 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Stellantis’ Indiana Transmission Plant (ITP) recently marked more than 25 million man-hours worked without losing time due to an employee injury. That’s
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Jeep,Manufacturing | February 10 2024

New 2024 Jeep® Gladiator Production Starts at Toledo Assembly Complex

February 6, 2024 , Toledo, Ohio – Production of the new 2024 Jeep® Gladiator is underway at the Toledo (Ohio) Assembly Complex, the home it shares with the iconic Jeep Wrangler.    Revealed during the 2023 North American International Auto Show in Detroit last September, the world’s most off-road capable midsize truck offers several new features for the 2024 model
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