FCA Reopens North American Plants

As of May 26, FCA has restarted 22 of its plants in North America and enacted safety measures for its employees.

May 26, 2020

FCA Reopens North American Plants — An employee at the Warren (Michigan) Truck Assembly Plant cleans tools at his workstation during the first 10 minutes of every shift.
*Photo: FCA*

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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 19^th.

Five plants in Mexico were scheduled to reopen on May 25, followed by seven more in the U.S. and Mexico on the 26^th, 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.

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