Community flower gardens not only beautify vacant spaces, they also support the dwindling pollinator population (bees and butterflies) we all vitally need for food production. So when the president of Canfield Consortium in Detroit reached out asking for help preparing and planting a new community garden, employees from our Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) team
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Truck Tuesday: 2020 Jeep® Gladiator XMT concept draws upon military roots
The Jeep® Gladiator XMT concept reunites two companies whose histories can be traced back to World War II. The recently revealed Jeep Gladiator Extreme Military-Grade Truck (XMT) concept was created through a partnership between AM General and FCA. The first collaboration between these companies dates back to the original “light reconnaissance vehicle” developed for the
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2020 Fiat 500X offers classic Italian style with advanced new features
The 2020 Fiat 500X enters the compact utility market with a number of amenities and features, including Italian design, a new engine and standard all-wheel drive. FIAT designers and engineers updated and modified the driving dynamics and performance of the five-person 500X while staying true to the brand’s heritage with design elements, such as the
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Warren Truck expansion begins with steel column installation; plant to produce all-new Jeep® Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, along with electrified models
A giant industrial crane recently hoisted a nearly two-story tall piece of steel high into the blue sky and delicately dropped it into place to mark the first column raised for the Warren Truck Assembly Plant’s new paint shop. The steel column is the first of nearly 7,500 pieces that will be lifted into place
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Lesson for the Day: Girls Get IT
For the 50 middle school girls attending this year’s GET IT Day or “Girls Exploring Together Information Technology” Day at FCA’s Auburn Hills campus, the event provided a hands-on experience with the technology that plays an important role in nearly every FCA vehicle, from design and manufacturing to their operation on the road. GET-IT (Girls
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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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Truck Tuesday: The all-new 2020 Jeep® Gladiator stands tall over Auburn Hills
Motorists driving on the I-75 expressway past FCA headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, will notice a much larger-than-life 2020 Jeep® Gladiator towering over the landscape. The Punk’n Metallic Jeep Gladiator Rubicon, with its doors removed and windshield lowered, is featured prominently on the building with a wrap that was recently installed on the headquarter’s 15-story
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