{"id":115705,"date":"2018-01-11T19:55:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T00:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=115705"},"modified":"2018-01-11T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T01:22:06","slug":"fiat-chrysler-will-invest-1b-michigan-truck-plant-bring-ram-work-back-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/fiat-chrysler-will-invest-1b-michigan-truck-plant-bring-ram-work-back-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiat Chrysler will invest $1B in Michigan Truck plant; bring Ram work back from Mexico due to tax reform"},"content":{"rendered":"
FCA announced today two actions made possible in part by the passage of\u00a0U.S. tax reform legislation late last year – an additional investment in its U.S. manufacturing operations and a special payment to recognize employees for their continued efforts towards the success of the Company.<\/p>\n
First, the Company confirmed that it will invest more than\u00a0$1 billion<\/span>\u00a0to modernize the\u00a0Warren Truck Assembly Plant<\/a>(Michigan<\/span>) to produce the next generation Ram Heavy Duty truck, which will relocate from its current production location in\u00a0Saltillo, Mexico<\/span>, in 2020. This investment is in addition to the announcement made in\u00a0January 2017<\/span>\u00a0which committed to spending a portion of\u00a0$1 billion<\/span>\u00a0in Warren Truck Assembly to expand the Jeep\u00ae<\/sub>\u00a0product line with the addition of the all-new Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. The\u00a0Saltillo\u00a0Truck Assembly Plant<\/a>\u00a0will be repurposed to produce\u00a0future\u00a0commercial vehicles for global distribution.<\/p>\n To support the increased volume at the Warren facility, 2,500 new jobs will be created, above and beyond the jobs announced as part of the\u00a0January 2017<\/span>\u00a0announcement.<\/p>\n Second, the Company confirmed that it will make a special bonus payment of\u00a0$2,000<\/span>\u00a0to approximately 60,000 FCA hourly and salaried employees in the U.S., excluding senior leadership. The payment, which recognizes employees for their continued commitment to the Company’s success, will be made in the\u00a0second quarter of this year, and will be in addition to any profit sharing and salaried performance bonuses that employees would otherwise be eligible to receive in 2018. The special bonus will be paid to all eligible employees of the FCA automotive and components operations in the U.S.<\/p>\n “These announcements reflect our ongoing commitment to our U.S. manufacturing footprint and the dedicated employees who have contributed to FCA’s success,” said\u00a0Sergio Marchionne<\/span>, Chief Executive Officer, FCA. “It is only proper that our employees share in the savings generated by tax reform and\u00a0that we openly acknowledge the resulting improvement in the\u00a0U.S. business environment by investing in our industrial footprint accordingly.”<\/p>\n Investment in U.S. Manufacturing Grows Those investments and related actions involved\u00a0production shifts at three plants\u00a0in\u00a0Illinois<\/span>,\u00a0Ohio<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Michigan<\/span>\u00a0to gain capacity for the Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler and Ram Light Duty truck, and the introduction of three new Jeep models at plants in\u00a0Ohio<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Michigan<\/span>.<\/p>\n The investments include:<\/p>\n The plant investment actions announced today are subject to the negotiation and final approval of incentives by state and local entities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Investment will modernize Warren Truck Assembly to produce Ram Heavy Duty Ram Heavy Duty truck production will relocate from\u00a0Mexico\u00a0to\u00a0Michigan\u00a0in 2020 Plant will add 2,500 new U.S. jobs to support production of heavy duty truck Approximately 60,000 FCA employees in the U.S. will receive special bonus payment Total U.S.\u00a0investment grows to more than\u00a0$10 billion\u00a0since 2009, with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":115707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,4530,4479,37],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/b>FCA has invested\u00a0$10 billion<\/span>\u00a0in its U.S. manufacturing operations since\u00a0June 2009<\/span>. Most recently, the Company announced investments totaling\u00a0$3.5 billion<\/span>, with the addition of 3,700 new jobs, to strengthen its U.S. manufacturing base, and align U.S. capacity to extend the Jeep and Ram product lines.<\/p>\n\n