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Chrysler Earns Spot on Diversity Inc’s ’25 Most Noteworthy Companies for Diversity’

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Chrysler Group LLC has made the list of “25 Most Noteworthy Companies for Diversity” in the pages of Diversity Inc magazine. This is the annual list the magazine’s editors compiled of companies they believe are diversity-management leaders.

The selection process begins with an annual survey administered in 2013. This year’s survey received more participation than in previous years. The previous count was at 893 companies, this year the linst went up to more than 1,000. Even with the added companies, though, Chrysler still earned a place on the list.

This will be the eighth consecutive year that Chrysler has been on the annual list from Diversity Inc magazine. The auto maker has been a leader in diversity with long purchasing more than $50 billion from minority-owned companies as well as developing new programs to support and build a minority supply base.

“Chrysler Group remains as committed as ever to creating a diverse and sustainable supply base that directly reflects our customers,” said Scott Kunselman, Senior Vice President of Purchasing & Supplier Quality at Chrysler Group LLC. “We will continue to create opportunities for minority-owned, women-owned and veteran-owned businesses because we believe that a diverse supply chain leads to better, more innovative products for our customers.”

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Chrysler Group CEO to Dedicate Tipton Transmission Plant

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chryslerChrysler Group has announced that next month, Sergio Marchionne will be in Tipton, Indiana to dedicate the new Tipton Transmission Plant.

Back in February last year, Chrysler Group acquired the facility and invested $162 million in the plant for assembling the nine-speed transmission. This investment was expected to create an estimated 850 jobs.

In the past few years, Chrysler Group has continued investing in American facilities and American jobs, and in 2014, their investments have been seeing fantastic results. Back in March, Chrysler celebrated the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant adding 800 new jobs to keep up with production on the 2015 Chrysler 200. Before that, demand for the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Cherokee was so high that the Jeep plant in Toledo hired approximately 1,000 new part-time employees.

With Chrysler Group sales still on the rise, it wouldn’t be surprising if other plants announce plans for more new hires in the next few months, particularly with summer only a few months away.

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2015 Chrysler 200 Gets EPA Ratings

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While there hasn’t been an over-abundance of news for the 2015 Chrysler 200, that hasn’t caused for a lack of excitement. It’s the face-lift that the sedan has been needing for a longtime. One of the pieces of news that has not been available yet though is the fuel economy information. Chrysler has just released the official information and it gives even more reasons to be excited about the new 200.

The 2015 Chrysler 200 comes equipped with the standard 2.4-liter Tigershark MultiAir I-4 engine. The EPA rates the engine as 23 miles per gallon in the city and 36 mpg on the highway. The improvement over previous engine is 5 mpg.

The 200 can also come with a 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine. The EPA rating on this is 18 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway. The engine is also capable of 295 horsepower and has a state-of-the-art-all-wheel-drive system.

With fuel economy ratings of up to 36 miles per gallon and features typically found on more expensive luxury vehicles, the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200 delivers the premium features customers want at a price they can afford,” said Al Gardner, President and CEO – Chrysler Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “With a standard nine-speed transmission, state-of-the art available all-wheel drive, a choice of two powertrains and interior that will wow drivers and passengers alike, the new Chrysler 200 is raising the bar for what customers should expect from a mid-size sedan.”

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