Construction of our new assembly plant in Detroit has been a journey of discovery. For the past several months, construction crews have found parts of old house basements, street pavement, and massive old stamping plant foundations and steel beams. Since last spring, crews have removed more than 830,000 cubic feet of dirt and built a
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FCA Keeps Detroiters Dreams Alive: Funds $1.8 Million Home Repair Program
FCA has completed the transfer of $900,000 to the City of Detroit’s Housing and Revitalization Department (HRD), the first tranche of a $1.8 million commitment, to fund a home repair grant program for homeowners on the city’s east side. The program, one component of the Community Benefits Agreement FCA signed in May, provides eligible homeowners
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We are Thankful
Thanksgiving is a time of reflection and celebration. It’s a time to have fun with our families and friends, to eat too much, to watch parades and football and, for many, a time to help others in our communities. Most of all, it is a time to reflect on what we are all thankful for
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Vehicle Test Track at FCA’s New Assembly Plant in Detroit is Taking Shape
As construction continues on the paint shop at our new assembly plant on Detroit’s east side, another structure is taking shape in the northeast corner of the site that will house the plant’s new test track. Located entirely under one roof, the 95,000-square-foot facility will validate that all vehicles rolling off the line are free
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Truckloads of Equipment Begin Arriving at New FCA Assembly Plant
FCA’s new assembly plant on Detroit’s east side marks yet another milestone. As steel continues to be raised for the new paint shop, the first piece of equipment has been installed, a 120-ft. E-coat dip tank that had to be delivered in six separate sections. Weighing about 30,000 lbs. or nearly 17 tons each, the
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