Earth Day at the FCA US headquarters often brings out the “wild” in our employees, but this year we were schooled on the ways in which we can do our part to help mitigate the effects of global climate change in our homes. As part of an ongoing collaboration with FCA US, Avondale High School
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Automotive Suppliers Take Their Best Shot in “Pitch Pit”
The stakes were higher than ever for select automotive suppliers at this year’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress Experience (WCX18) as FCA US threw open the “Pitch Pit” on April 10 and April 11. Suppliers, who may not normally get a shot at talking with FCA US, were given a 30 minutes behind
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Spotlighting Our Suppliers
The automotive supply base is the backbone of our industry and the partnerships we form bring some of the most exciting vehicles in the market, from the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the industry’s first electrified minivan, to the world’s most powerful factory-production V-8 in the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. “We honor those who continue to fuel
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FCA US Gets a Little Wild for Earth Day
The Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center (CTC) in Michigan got a little wild when a few of nature’s finest dropped in for a visit during Earth Day 2017. A two-toed sloth, bald eagle and a border collie trained to herd geese showed their stuff to employees who had the chance to ask questions and
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Wetlands at Work
Today is World Wetlands Day – a day honoring a global treaty to conserve and sustain wetlands. So, what does that have to do with an automotive company? The FCA US headquarters in Michigan boasts more than 100-acres of natural wetlands, and has since breaking ground 25 years ago. These wetlands provide FCA US with
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Go batty over bat conservation
It may come as a surprise, but we go batty over bats at our FCA US Auburn Hills, Michigan, complex and it’s not just during Halloween. Scattered across the grounds are 10 bat houses, each has the potential to shelter 100-300 bats and their young. “Bats are more than the scary creatures of the night
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