Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Jeep to Stop Selling ICE-Only Models in Europe by Year-End

Jeep will stop selling vehicles powered only by internal combustion engines in major European countries by the end of the year, Christian Meunier, the brand’s CEO, said June 1.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
June 1, 2022
Business, Safety, TCA

Stellantis Installs Missing Emissions Ducting in Michigan Plant

The maker of Jeep SUVs and Ram pickup trucks says it has completed installation of the missing ducting for some paint emissions at its Warren Truck Assembly Plant more than two weeks ahead of schedule.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
February 17, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Ram Teases Electric 1500 Pickup, Launches New Site

Ram’s electric pickup truck still is two years away, but the “Built to Serve” brand is giving the public a tease of a concept vehicle and an opportunity to share what they want from the EV.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
February 8, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Bollinger Expands Lineup With Classes 4, 5 EVs

Bollinger Motors Inc. said Aug. 25 it will sell Class 4 and Class 5 electric commercial trucks in addition to the Class 3 vehicles it unveiled last year in a move the Oak Park, Mich.-based startup said would offer greater coverage to customers.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
August 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Bollinger Motors to Build Battery Packs for Its Electric Trucks

Oak Park, Mich.-based electric-vehicle startup Bollinger Motors on Oct. 15 said it will produce its own battery packs for its vehicles according to a new design it developed and for which it has submitted a patent.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
October 15, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

FCA, Waymo Extend Autonomous Partnership

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Google affiliate Waymo said July 22 they are extending their partnership in the development and testing of autonomous vehicles for commercial delivery and for future FCA products.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
July 22, 2020
Business, Safety, TCA

Some Fiat Chrysler Workers Walk Out Over COVID-19 Fears

Seventeen Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV employees in the Warren Truck Assembly Plant’s paint shop stopped working over concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic, though production continues, the automaker confirmed March 16.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
March 16, 2020
Business, Equipment, TCA

Two Fiat Chrysler Plants Will Idle for Two Weeks Amid Slow Sales

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s assembly plants in Windsor, Ontario, and Belvidere, Ill., will idle for two weeks this month following a year of declining sales for the minivans and SUVs built in those plants.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
January 10, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Fiat Chrysler Posts Record North America Earnings, Margins in Q3

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV delivered record third-quarter pre-tax earnings in North America and a best-ever 10.6% margin, the automaker said Oct. 31, a sign to its would-be French partner, Groupe PSA, that it could be a strong ally on the continent.

Breana Noble | The Detroit News
November 1, 2019