Posted on May 23rd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Around 7:00 AM, Eastern Time tomorrow, wire transfer services are going to get very busy. That’s when Chrysler Group will begin a series of transfers to the United States Treasury and the government of Canada, repaying $7.5 billion in loans and interest six years ahead of schedule. At the same time, Fiat will begin transferring [...]
Posted on February 21st, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine awarded its 2011 Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) President’s Award to Tyree Minner, Plant Manager of Chrysler’s Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. Minner and other 2011 BEYA recipients were honored at the 25th BEYA Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference and Awards Gala on February [...]
Posted on December 10th, 2010 • by David Zatz
The Sterling Heights plant has just started to make the 2011 models — cranking out Dodge Avengers now, and moving on soon to the Chrysler 200. Yet, the plant is reportedly nearly at its full operating speed, indicating that forward planning helped to minimize the impact of the transition. While the Avenger and 200 have [...]
Posted on December 6th, 2010 • by David Zatz
Chrysler celebrated an $850 million investment in the Sterling Heights plan and production of the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger at a factory event today. Allpar will have more photos and details in a later report. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, Sterling Heights Mayor Richard Notte, UAW Chrysler Department head General [...]