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List of Chrysler factories contains all the vehicles manufactured by Chrysler LLC (currently "Stellantis North America") and the brands of the group before it merged with Fiat S.p.A. to form FCA. This list only includes vehicles under the Chrysler , Jeep , Dodge , and Ram brands.
Mopar (a portmanteau of "motor" and "parts") [1] is an American car parts, service, and customer care division of the former Chrysler Corporation, now owned by Netherlands-based automobile manufacturer Stellantis. It serves as a primary OEM accessory seller for Stellantis companies under the Mopar brand.
Newark Assembly was a Chrysler (DaimlerChrysler from 1998-2008) factory in Newark, Delaware built in 1951 to make tanks and later automobiles with production continuing until December 2008. [ 1 ] Various Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth models were produced at this facility over the years, totaling nearly seven million cars.
The plant was idled during the Chrysler bankruptcy filing and became a one-shift operation from July 2009. [20] A "temporary" second shift was added by October 2009. [21] In May 2019, Chrysler laid off 1,403 employees after the "C" shift was eliminated. [22] Production of vehicles dropped from 263,521 in 2008 to 84,609 in 2009. [23]
The city of Detroit bought it in 1982 but was unable to find a purchaser or afford environmental remediation for the site and returned it to Chrysler. In 1990 Chrysler began cleanup and demolition of the old plant and built a new factory on the site ("New Mack"). [2] The factory floor space covers 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m 2). [3]
The Chrysler company was founded by Walter Chrysler on June 6, 1925, [12] [13] when the Maxwell Motor Company (est. 1904) was re-organized into the Chrysler Corporation. [14] [15] The company was headquartered in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park, [16] [17] [18] where it remained until completing the move to its present Auburn Hills location in 1996.
When the Chrysler C platform was introduced in 1965, the factory manufactured Dodge and Plymouth products that shared the platform. [8] By the 1970s, manufacturing and assembly needs began to diminish. A few small buildings around the facility were demolished, [9] and others were repurposed to uses like research and record storage. By 1979 ...
According to the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), the purpose of APQP is "to produce a product quality plan which will support development of a product or service that will satisfy the customer." [1] It is a product development process employed by General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and their suppliers.