Stellantis layoffs incoming to Sterling Heights plant may come as early as Monday
Many of the employees let go from the factory will have the opportunity to go work at other plants nearby. See which here.
FCA to plead guilty to fraud conspiracy, pay $300M in criminal penalties
Fiat Chrysler pleaded guilty to making false and misleading representations about the design, calibration, and function of the emissions on Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 Diesel model years 2014, 2015, and 2016 vehicles.
Dakkota auto supplier plant unveiled at site of former Detroit Kettering
The plants bring 500 jobs, and another 75 projected at this plant alone, where 90 percent of employees identify as a minority.
EPA to investigate state for permits to Detroit Stellantis plant after fume complaints
The EPA will see if the state's department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy discriminated against a low-income, Black neighborhood when it gave the green light to Stellantis’ expanded assembly complex in Detroit.
Most GM, Ford, and Stellantis plant workers no longer required to wear masks
The new recommendations from the CDC that say people no longer have to wear face masks cover about 70% of the country's population
Stellantis employees to earn up to $14,670 in profit sharing
Despite a semiconductor chip shortage and other global supply chain strains, Stellantis said it made a net profit of $15 billion in its first year since its merger. As a result, its 43,000 employees will be seeing thousands of dollars in bonuses.
Ambassador Bridge shutdown cost auto industry $300 million
It was a costly week for Michigan automakers, with losses in the hundreds of millions.
Trucker shortage combined with Canadian protests a 'crisis on top of a crisis' for supply chain
"They are not anti-vaccine, they are not anti-safety, they spend 90 percent of their time in their cabs," said Mickey Blashfield. "And this seems to be the line in the sand."
EPA raising vehicle mileage standards to 40 miles per gallon
The new goal, set to be announced later Monday, is 25% higher than the rule finalized by the Trump administration set last year.
Complaint against Stellantis plant says its pollution violates Civil Rights of Detroit residents
"I don’t think it would be done anywhere else other than a low-income community full of Black people," said Robert Shobe. "I’m just going to say it flat-out."
Residents complain of Stellantis Jeep plant's chemical odors on Detroit's east side
"We've been smelling things and we've had people around here going to the hospital, children going to the hospital for asthma, breathing attacks, coughing attacks, tightness of the chest," Shobe said.
Fiat-Chrysler fined $30 million, company sentenced to probation for paying off UAW leaders
FCA, which is now part of Stellantis, pleaded guilty to bribing several heads of the UAW in order to win concessions in negotiations covering thousands of factory workers.
Slow charging times an obstacle to EV sales
Fill 'er up? Automakers are trying to cut charging times to something close to the five or 10 minutes of a conventional gasoline fill-up.
Chrysler-owned Stellantis pledges $1 million for green infrastructure at Detroit Assembly Plant
When Fiat Chrysler made its $1.6 billion pledge to revamp its assembly complex, it agreed to invest millions for community benefits.
UAW to continue with masks until OSHA issues guidance
Despite CDC and Michigan HHS guidance, UAW workers can't take their masks off yet as the organization and Detroit's big three have said they will continue to require masks for now.
Top FCA car salesman charged in wire fraud scheme, company says it cost them $8.7M
A former top salesman at FCA has been charged in a massive wire fraud scam that the company says cost them nearly $9 million.
Fiat-Chrysler recalls Ram trucks over engine fire risk
The auto manufacturer for Ram pickup trucks is asking some owners to park their vehicles outdoors due to a fire risk. Fiat-Chrysler says the electrical wiring that keep the truck heated can short.
Fiat-Chrysler UAW employees will receive $8,010 check in profit sharing
FCA's parent company Stellantis announced its union-represented workers will receive a larger bonus this year than last year after the company posted $29 million in net profit for 2020.
Fiat-Chrysler pleads guilty to bribing UAW leaders, will pay $30 million in fines
Fiat-Chrysler admitted it paid off leaders of the United Auto Workers in an effort to win concessions in contract negotiations for thousands of factory workers.
Cherokee chief asks Jeep to stop using its tribe's name
“I’m sure this comes from a place that is well-intended, but it does not honor us by having our name plastered on the side of a car,” Chief Chuck Hoskin said.