Chuck Padden is the Plant Manager at the Toledo Assembly Complex. It’s the time of the year that most parents dread and most kids look forward to with anticipation – graduation season. Like millions of parents around the country who will soon send their children on to the next stage of their lives, the family
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How would you like to play the game Operation at work? Or maybe a game of Jeopardy?  What about challenging a colleague to a slot car race? It’s a daily occurrence at the newly opened WCM Academy in Tipton, Indiana, where these popular children’s games have been adapted to teach important skills, like problem solving
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FCA US is made up of men and women from a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds and experiences. Our commitment to diversity helps breed innovation and accomplishment. Throughout 2017, we’ll continue to take a look at some of our most interesting and unique manufacturing employees, working in a wide range of positions, locations and fields.
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What does it take to be Trail Rated®? The 4,600 employees at the FCA US Belvidere Assembly Plant will soon find out. Later this spring, Camp Jeep®, the Company’s ultimate off-road driving course, will be staged outside of the Belvidere Assembly Plant. Located about 72 miles northwest of Chicago, this is the first time the
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While the men and women at our North American manufacturing operations are around-the-clock busy, building the vehicles you love to drive, there are also other activities that make our manufacturing hum. During 2016, FCA US announced more than $2.6 billion in investments that would create or retain more than 1,900 jobs. In addition, FCA US
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Editor’s Note: This is the first in our series of blog posts looking at 2016 in the rearview mirror. Through the end of the year, your FCA Digital Media team will explore the highlights of FCA US brands, as well as milestones from safety and manufacturing. We hope you’ll enjoy this review of 2016, and
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It’s no idle boast to say the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan affords a smooth, quiet ride. The words literally ring true. “The Pacifica has five reinforcement rings, strategically placed from front to back, that circle the vehicle’s lateral circumference,” said FCA US engineer Jeff Tibbenham, who is responsible for body structure. “These rings work
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