FCA and the City of Detroit are working hand-in-hand to identify and prepare qualified city residents to apply for jobs at the company’s new assembly plant on Mack Avenue on the city’s east side, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan told a packed town hall audience at FCA’s Auburn Hills complex. Under the agreements put into place
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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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FCA US celebrates 20 years of commitment to supplier diversity at MatchMaker event
FCA US continued its industry-leading commitment to supplier diversity by hosting its 20th annual MatchMaker event at its Auburn Hills headquarters last week. More than 250 minority-, women-, veteran- and LGBT-owned businesses attended the two-day event where they took advantage of free business seminars and various networking engagements. “MatchMaker has been a flagship component for
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Application window now open for Detroit residents to apply for Mack facility jobs
The application window is now open for city of Detroit residents who have been invited to apply for jobs at FCA’s new Mack facility. More than 10,000 Detroit residents who participated in the pre-application process have received an email inviting them to fill out an online application and take an assessment test. Detroit residents who
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One up, 298 more to go: First steel column installed at FCA’s new assembly plant in Detroit
The first major sign of exterior construction at FCA’s new Detroit assembly plant could be seen Tuesday as crews raised the first vertical column of steel for the new paint shop at the Mack site. Crews have been working to clear the land, dig the foundation and grade the property along St. Jean on Detroit’s
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FCA’s investment in Detroit was years in the making
The foresight of former FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne in 2016 to announce that the Company would be discontinuing compact car production, and boosting capacity of SUVs and trucks to meet shifting consumer demand has had a significant impact on the Company, the industry and the city of Detroit. To satisfy the market, Marchionne and the
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When Caring Reaches Another Level
In the U.S., the definition of “disability” is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Under this definition, approximately 57 million Americans have a disability. With this focus, the FCA Office of Diversity & Inclusion launched a historic Diverse Abilities Awareness Campaign with a Diverse Abilities Expo on
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