Tag: FCA

Ford, GM, FCA to keep many white-collar employees working remotely

CLOSE Non-manufacturing salaried workers at the Detroit Three are not returning to their office jobs anytime soon. At Ford, the majority of U.S. non-manufacturing employees won’t return to the office before September, a Ford spokesman told the Free Press Thursday. That’s pushed back from Ford’s previous plan to bring them back in July. The Ford Motor Company World Headquarters on Michigan Avenue in… Continue reading Ford, GM, FCA to keep many white-collar employees working remotely

FCA prepares to cut third shift at Windsor Assembly, end production of Dodge Grand Caravan

CLOSE Windsor Assembly Plant is scheduled to lose one of its three shifts beginning next month, a move that will affect about 1,500 people, as the plant adjusts its production, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles prepares to stop making the Dodge Grand Caravan at the end of August. In a departure from most recent automotive news,… Continue reading FCA prepares to cut third shift at Windsor Assembly, end production of Dodge Grand Caravan

@FCA: “Turin Geofencing Lab” e-Mobility by FCA

FCA México: “Turin Geofencing Lab” e-Mobility by FCA Jeep® Renegade 4xe fue equipado con el prototipo de dispositivo Geofencing durante la primera fase experimental El “Turin Geofencing Lab” logra integrar la movilidad eléctrica con la gestión del tráfico de la ciudad, permitiendo que los automóviles híbridos-enchufables, viajen eléctricamente en las áreas de tráfico limitado Durante la primera fase experimental, el… Continue reading @FCA: “Turin Geofencing Lab” e-Mobility by FCA

FCA Develops PHEV That Runs Solely On Electricity When In Restricted Zones

There are many things in which a plug-in hybrid can perform worse than a pure EV or even an ordinary gas-powered car. You have seen VW’s PHEVs did badly in the moose test, for example. They are also heavier than combustion-engined vehicles, but so are EVs. PHEVs have a role in fulfilling: transition transportation to… Continue reading FCA Develops PHEV That Runs Solely On Electricity When In Restricted Zones

Fiat-Chrysler’s state-backed loan crucial for Italy’s economy-Intesa CEO says

FILE PHOTO: A Mirafiori FCA worker walks at the Mirafiori industrial complex on the 80th birthday of the plant in Turin, Italy July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo MILAN (Reuters) – A 6.3 billion euro ($7 billion) state-backed loan for Fiat Chrysler (FCA) (FCHA.MI), financed by Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI), is crucial in terms of safeguarding… Continue reading Fiat-Chrysler’s state-backed loan crucial for Italy’s economy-Intesa CEO says

Intesa CEO says state-backed FCA loan crucial to protect Italy’s economy

FILE PHOTO: A Mirafiori FCA worker walks at the Mirafiori industrial complex on the 80th birthday of the plant in Turin, Italy July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo MILAN (Reuters) – A 6.3 billion euro ($7 billion) state-backed loan for Fiat Chrysler (FCA) (FCHA.MI) financed by Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI) is crucial to safeguard Italy’s economy,… Continue reading Intesa CEO says state-backed FCA loan crucial to protect Italy’s economy

Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla

DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is developing an electric van aimed at business users, joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment which includes customers such as Amazon.com Inc and United Parcel Service Inc, five people familiar with the plans told Reuters. Models of the Rivian-built Amazon electric delivery vans… Continue reading Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla

Why closing car plants in France is a long and painful process – Automotive News Europe

On purely business grounds, Renault could do without its plant in Maubeuge. Like its sister factory, 75 kilometers (47 miles) away in Douai, the plant opened nearly half a century ago as part of a government effort to stem the decline of France’s northern industrial coal belt. Production at the two sites is now at… Continue reading Why closing car plants in France is a long and painful process – Automotive News Europe

Fiat to test automatic switch to electric mode for its hybrid cars in Turin

MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler is piloting a project in its historic Italian home of Turin to allow its hybrid plug-in cars to automatically switch to electric-only mode when entering congested city centers. FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is at the U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca… Continue reading Fiat to test automatic switch to electric mode for its hybrid cars in Turin