Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced reopening dates for its manufacturing plants. It announced that on May 18, eight plants would reopen, with the company welcoming back 12,000 employees. This was followed by two plants in Canada reopening on the 19th.
Five plants in Mexico were scheduled to reopen on May 25, followed by seven more in the U.S. and Mexico on the 26th, and two additional plants on June 1.
Restart Date | Plant | Location |
May 18, 2020 | Jefferson North Assembly Plant | Detroit, Michigan |
Sterling Heights Assembly Plant | Sterling Heights, Michigan | |
Sterling Stamping Plant | Sterling Heights, Michigan | |
Toledo Assembly Complex | Toledo, Ohio | |
Toledo Machining Plant | Toledo, Ohio | |
Trenton Engine Complex | Trenton, Michigan | |
Warren Stamping Plant | Warren, Michigan | |
Warren Truck Assembly Plant | Warren, Michigan | |
May 19, 2020 | Brampton Assembly Plant | Brampton, Ontario |
Windsor Assembly Plant | Windsor, Ontario | |
May 25, 2020 | Saltillo Engine Plant | Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico |
Saltillo South Engine Plant | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico | |
Saltillo Stamping Plant | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico | |
Saltillo Truck Assembly Plant | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico | |
Saltillo Van Assembly Plant | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico | |
May 26, 2020 | Dundee Engine Plant | Dundee, Michigan |
Indiana Transmission Plant 1 | Kokomo, Indiana | |
Kokomo Casting Plant | Kokomo, Indiana | |
Kokomo Transmission Plant | Kokomo, Indiana | |
Tipton Transmission Plant | Tipton, Indiana | |
Toluca Assembly Plant | Toluca, Mexico | |
Toluca Stamping Plant | Toluca, Mexico | |
June 1, 2020 | Belvidere Assembly Plant | Belvidere, Illinois |
Etobicoke Casting Plant | Toronto, Ontario |
Any FCA employee in the metro Detroit area exhibiting symptoms before or during their shift will be tested at one of five testing centers designated for FCA employees. Similar arrangements have been made for employees in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio.
Employee safety measures include a daily health risk assessment, temperature check and thermal imaging cameras to verify temperatures, staggered start times and added time during breaks to minimize large gatherings, 10 minutes dedicated to cleaning and disinfecting workstations at the start of each shift, and enhanced cleaning and disinfecting of common and high traffic areas.
