Yearly Archives: 2019

Community,Our People | February 22 2019

Be Color Brave

Several hundred FCA US employees were treated to an inspiring presentation by Mellody Hobson on February 12 as part of the FCA US monthlong observance of Black History Month, sponsored by the Fiat Chrysler African Ancestry Network. Mellody is a longtime proponent of the idea that in order to sustain success in the years ahead,
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Community | February 20 2019

Farther than man has ever gone before!

NASA fulfilled that long-held dream in December when contact was made with an object more than 4 billion miles from earth. Back here on earth … it’s all systems go as FIRST Robotics students from around the world set their sights on the 2019 FIRST Robotics Championships April 24-27 at Detroit’s Cobo Center. This year’s
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Powertrains | February 19 2019

10 million and counting!

We’re celebrating production of the 10-millionth Pentastar V-6 engine. It took less than 10 years to get to this number and just a little over seven years to get from 1 million to the 10 million mark! Many of the people who helped make it happen are still here today – including me. Being a
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Fiat,Heritage | February 13 2019

FIAT’s annual FreakOut heading to the Carolinas

FIAT owners will have “Carolina in their mind” as registration opens for this year’s Fiat FreakOut annual event in Greensboro, North Carolina. This year they will gather from July 10 -14 in Greensboro, located in the rolling hills of Carolina’s Piedmont, midway between the Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky Mountains. The base of operations
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Community,Our People | February 08 2019

Let’s celebrate Black History Month … Together

February marks the nation’s recognition of Black History Month, honoring the enormous contributions of African Americans to U.S. history and society.   Interestingly, the month of February was chosen for the annual celebration of Black History Month to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, in
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