Paint shop operations resumed at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Warren Truck Assembly Plant early Monday afternoon after 17 employees stopped working over concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Paint shop operations at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant have resumed,” company spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said in an email. “Production in the plant was not affected.” There were… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler workers in Warren return to work after walkout over coronavirus fears
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GM, Ford, FCA announce work-from-home plans
CLOSE As flu season comes to an end and allergy season starts to heat up, there may be concerns about symptoms that mimic the new coronavirus COVID-19. Wochit The morning commute is starting to look much different as the coronavirus outbreak ramps up with an increasing number of employers, including Detroit automakers, directing or allowing… Continue reading GM, Ford, FCA announce work-from-home plans
Honda restarts production at Wuhan plant at center of outbreak
CLOSE As flu season comes to an end and allergy season starts to heat up, there may be concerns about symptoms that mimic the new coronavirus COVID-19. Wochit Providing a glimpse of normalcy for an auto industry and world gripped by fear of the coronavirus, Honda Motor’s car assembly plant in Wuhan, China — the city… Continue reading Honda restarts production at Wuhan plant at center of outbreak
Fiat Chrysler plant workers walk out over coronavirus concerns in Canada
An employee at Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant works inside the chassis of the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in December 2016. Fiat Chrysler Fiat Chrysler’s minivan plant in Canada has halted production following workers refusing to work amid concerns of an employee contracting the coronavirus. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the plant, however there… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler plant workers walk out over coronavirus concerns in Canada
Farley to get $2.5M stock grant if not made next Ford CEO
Ford Motor Co.’s chief operating officer, Jim Farley, would receive $2.5 million in stock if he is not made the Dearborn automaker’s next CEO, the company disclosed Friday in a federal filing. The declaration is Ford’s most public acknowledgment to date that Farley is the top contender to replace its 64-year-old CEO, Jim Hackett. It comes less than… Continue reading Farley to get $2.5M stock grant if not made next Ford CEO
Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor workers shut down line over virus scare
Detroit — Production at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Windsor Assembly Plant came to a standstill mid-afternoon Thursday after employees there have refused to work because a worker there is in self-quarantine amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Production at Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly plant came to a standstill Thursday because employees there refused to work after one employee was put in self-quarantine… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor workers shut down line over virus scare
Fiat Chrysler worker in Indiana has coronavirus, production continues
A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV employee at a transmission plant in Indiana has tested positive for the coronavirus, but production will continue as normal, the automaker said Thursday. The Kokomo Transmission Plant employee is the first known person in the United States employed by one of Detroit’s three automakers to test positive for COVID-19, according… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler worker in Indiana has coronavirus, production continues
Fiat Chrysler idling Italian plants as coronavirus outbreak intensifies
A Jeep Renegade rolls down an assembly line at Fiat Chrysler’s Melfi assembly plant in Italy in 2015. Michael Wayland / CNBC Fiat Chrysler said Wednesday that it will “intensify measures” against the spread of the coronavirus in Italy, including temporarily closing plants there, where the government has implemented a national quarantine. The shutdowns are… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler idling Italian plants as coronavirus outbreak intensifies
Fiat Chrysler shuts down Italy plants to prevent coronavirus spread
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Wednesday said it is temporarily halting production at four Italian plants, two of which produce vehicles for the United States, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The measures come in support of expanded government directives this week in Italy, whose 10,000 infections is the largest outside of China, where the… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler shuts down Italy plants to prevent coronavirus spread
Marelli plans new headquarters in Southfield, moving from Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills
CLOSE Less than a year after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles sold its Magneti Marelli components business, the new iteration of the supplier is planning to open a North American headquarters for 500 employees in Southfield in the old Federal-Mogul building. Marelli, the new name for the supplier, plans to consolidate its operations — currently two facilities in… Continue reading Marelli plans new headquarters in Southfield, moving from Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills