WINDSOR, ON—Police are investigating racial harassment issues at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' minivan assembly plant here after three noose-shaped ropes were found where black construction workers were working.
Instructors at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ World Class Manufacturing Academy (WCMA) have one goal: get every student focused on world class manufacturing, which is Fiat’s version of Toyota’s lean manufacturing production system.
WINDSOR, ON—A $2 billion investment by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles into the development and production of its next-generation minivan will mean the largest retooling project for the Windsor Assembly Plant since the 1980s. The investment includes more than 860 new robots, 800 feet of flexible production lines, and retooling approximately 80 percent of its general assembly area.
DETROIT—A massive snowstorm forced many Ford, GM and FCA assembly plants in Michigan to cancel operations for part of Monday because many employees were unable get to work.
WARREN, MI—Chrysler engineers revamped more than 350 workstations at a 76-year-old assembly plant here to boost production of the popular Ram pickup truck.
DETROIT—Brisk sales of pickups and SUVs are causing the Detroit Three automakers to eliminate or shorten their traditional two-week summer shutdown at many U.S. plants.
TORONTO—A decision by Chrysler Canada to commit to bringing a new minivan assembly line to Windsor, ON, was greeted with caution Tuesday, as the auto giant said it was no longer looking to the federal and Ontario governments for funding.
TOLEDO, OH—The manager of the Chrysler assembly plant here says the facility will build more than a half-million Jeeps next year—making it one of the highest-volume assembly plants in North America.