Inventor, innovator, leader of the pack! How many minivan makers can make these claims? Just one! And now the Chrysler Pacifica, Pacifica Hybrid, Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Voyager minivan family is celebrating another one-of-a-kind milestone, surpassing the 15 million mark in minivans sold. That’s more than twice as many minivans sold as any other
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Minivan Monday: Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid Master the Mess
You know that sinking feeling the moment you make plans to drive your friends, family or co-workers, forgetting your minivan could really use a good cleaning? With the 2019 Chrysler Pacifica, you can quickly and easily make good on both tasks with standard seven-passenger seating and the available Stow ‘n Vac integrated vacuum. As the
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How Duct Tape and Cardboard Improved Nine-Speed Transmission Production
Scissors, duct tape and cardboard. These three resources, combined with a GoPro digital camera, helped employees at Indiana Transmission Plant I (ITPI) develop a solution to improve the efficiency of nine-speed transmission production. Before we tell you more about the “duct, paper, scissors” move, let’s explain a bit about transmission manufacturing. Gears are a major
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FCA helps students explore, invent tomorrow’s next big thing
No one knows what the future holds, but for several weeks this summer FCA opened windows of opportunity for employees’ school-age children to dream big and think creatively about what the future could and should look like. FCA’s Camp Invention and Invention Project camp invited more than 200 elementary, middle and high school students of
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Highlighting Innovation, Sustainability and Diversity ‘Supplier of the Year’ Award Winners
It’s that time of year again … we honored 16 of our supplier partners who demonstrated their collaborative nature, resiliency in an ever-changing industry and dedication to innovation. Here are all of the 2017 FCA US Suppliers of the Year: Body Supplier of the Year – Gentex Corporation Capital Equipment Supplier of the Year –
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Truck Thursday: Segment-leading technology boosts tailgate control on all-new Ram 1500
The all-new 2019 Ram 1500 is rolling into dealerships across the country with many dream-come-true capabilities and features from front grille to back bumper. And speaking of the rear end, a key component of the Ram 1500’s all-new look and feel is the new tailgate. Whether hauling lumber, loads of gravel, a week’s worth of groceries
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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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