Mark Champine is the Head of Quality, FCA – North America Media have reported extensively on the Dodge brand’s top finish* in this year’s J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) – news that was warmly received by customers and dealers. The Ram brand’s third-place ranking,** up from 21st last year, was similarly celebrated. But, as
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As we continue to build our new state-of-the-art assembly plant and to bring nearly 6,500 jobs to Michigan, including nearly 5,000 to Detroit, we know we have a great responsibility to minimize the environmental impact for this and future generations.  We take this responsibility seriously, which is why we’re proud to say that our new
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Construction of our new assembly plant in Detroit has been a journey of discovery. For the past several months, construction crews have found parts of old house basements, street pavement, and massive old stamping plant foundations and steel beams. Since last spring, crews have removed more than 830,000 cubic feet of dirt and built a
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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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FCA has completed the transfer of $900,000 to the City of Detroit’s Housing and Revitalization Department (HRD), the first tranche of a $1.8 million commitment, to fund a home repair grant program for homeowners on the city’s east side. The program, one component of the Community Benefits Agreement FCA signed in May, provides eligible homeowners
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Thanksgiving is a time of reflection and celebration. It’s a time to have fun with our families and friends, to eat too much, to watch parades and football and, for many, a time to help others in our communities. Most of all, it is a time to reflect on what we are all thankful for
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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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