Stellantis Canada (formerly, FCA Canada, Inc. and Chrysler Canada ) is the wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis through its North American division operating in Canada. Incorporated in 1925, the Chrysler Corporation of Canada acquired a Maxwell-Chalmers plant in Windsor, Ontario that had been used to manufacture some Chrysler models in the previous year. Initially called Chrysler Canada, Ltd, the name of the company changed to DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc. following the merger of the two parent automotive conglomerates. In August 2007, the company was renamed Chrysler Canada Incorporated when Cerberus Capital Management purchased 80.1% of its parent company Chrysler .
26-478: Brampton Assembly Plant is a Stellantis Canada automobile factory located at 2000 Williams Parkway East Brampton, Ontario , Canada. Originally built by American Motors Corporation (AMC) for US$ 260 million, in the former Bramalea area of Brampton, the manufacturing plant was specially designed for building the Eagle Premier . Its role since has primarily been to assemble full-sized Chrysler products. It
52-672: A "methodology that focuses on eliminating waste, increasing productivity, and improving quality and safety in a systematic and organized way." Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced in May 2019 plans for investments in new and existing assembly plants in Michigan "after intense political pressure in the U.S. to increase domestic manufacturing." This strategy could be an opportunity for Canadian parts suppliers, but also mean cuts in production at FCA's facilities in Ontario that include Brampton Assembly. Although there
78-552: A mix of U.S. Plymouth and Dodge parts for the Canadian and export markets. This practice allowed dealers in Canada to offer a wider array of vehicles at lower development cost in the relatively small Canadian market. For example, a Plymouth with a Dodge grille and taillights became a Dodge without the expense of tooling a vehicle for the market. On the Dodge Dart introduced in 1960, only
104-462: A transition to new "flexible architecture" for the company's electrification plans. Further changes were released that production of its new STLA Large platform cars will be in Windsor with Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger assembly ending at Brampton in 2024." The Brampton plant will then undergo retooling and modernizing to be "flexible, multi-energy vehicle assembly facilities" to "produce
130-531: Is still demand for the models produced by Brampton Assembly, "the market has gone really soft for cars, especially for sedans" and future FCA products may not use the platform currently made for the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger. As of 2021, the facility may see a new generation of the LX platform or be converted to making batteries for the automaker given its proximity to other Stellantis facilities. Because
156-719: The Canada–United States Automotive Products Agreement (the "Auto Pact") took practical effect in 1967, virtually all differences ceased to exist between U.S. and Canadian Chrysler products. However, until the early 2000s the model distribution within and among marques was sometimes different in Canada than in the U.S. The Dodge and Plymouth Neon was sold in Canada as the Chrysler Neon; the Dodge Dynasty and Intrepid were likewise both badged and sold as Chrysler models in Canada. In 2003 this practice
182-511: The Eagle Premier . The production line speed was initially about 400 cars per shift (54 jobs per hour) with only one shift scheduled. There were frequent layoffs at this new factory, while AMC's old Brampton plant, located at Kennedy Road, worked steadily to produce Jeep Wranglers . This facility was acquired (along with the rest of AMC) by Chrysler in August 1987. The factory was ranked top in Chrysler's 1988 quality audit of cars produced in each of
208-536: The American 1960 DeSoto but used the upholstery and door panels from the 1960 Chrysler Saratoga . The Valiant was sold by both Dodge and Plymouth dealers as a separate make, as had been the original plan in the United States. 1960 to 1962 Canadian Valiants were substantially the same as American models, with minor trim and mechanical equipment differences. 1963-64 Canadian Valiants had U.S. Valiant front sheetmetal on
234-472: The Brampton plant for upgrades to the Chrysler 300 series, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Charger, as well as a $ 500 million manufacturing investment to prepare for European-market LX platform product loading. On 16 August 2007, the one-millionth LX rear-wheel-drive vehicle platform rolled-off Brampton Assembly's production line. On 1 November 2007, Chrysler announced that it was ending the third shift in Brampton, with
260-567: The U.S. Dart body. 1965 Canadian Valiants were available in the full range of sizes and models offered across the American Valiant and Dart models, but all Canadian-market cars used Dart instrument clusters and were badged "Valiant". For 1966, the Valiant Barracuda was the only offering in Canada on the U.S. Valiant's 106 in (269.2 cm) wheelbase, with no Valiant station wagons in Canada for 1966. "Plodge" vehicles include: Once
286-587: The automaker's plants. Production of the Chrysler LH platform cars began in June 1992 and continued with the updated LH cars in 1997. Production switched to the rear-wheel drive Chrysler LX platform cars in January 2004. The retooling for the LX platform was described as "a low-budget effort", as Chrysler was experiencing some hardships at the time. Robots in the body shop were hand-me-downs from other plants. The paint shop
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#1732870109387312-442: The company sold 232,688 vehicles in the Canadian market. In 2012, Stellantis Canada sales were 243,845, a 6% increase over 2011; this put the company into the #2 sales slot for Canada. FCA Canada was established in mid-June 1925, with 181 employees. 7,857 vehicles were produced in the first year. Plodge , a portmanteau of the names Pl ymouth and D odge , is a name informally used to refer to vehicles Chrysler Canada built with
338-517: The contract with Stellantis by the Canadian Auto Workers calls for Brampton Assembly to be retooled for the next-generation Jeep Compass that has been built in Toluca, Mexico. Stellantis is planning a US$ 970 million (1.32 billion Canadian-dollar) investment so that Brampton can build cars with internal combustion engines as well as battery-electric vehicles. Plans are for the plant to start building
364-617: The electric vehicles of the future." During August 2023, Stellantis held an event for select visitors to provide a final tour of the Brampton Assembly Plant. This open house by invitation commemorated the "birthplace of automotive legends for decades" starting from 1986 and Chrysler's purchase of the factory in 1987. The facility will transform in 2024 with the production of flexible electrified automobile designs scheduled in 2025. Professional automotive journalists were able to order vehicles and see them being built. The ratification of
390-465: The facility. The infrastructure builder EllisDon Construction completed the US$ 260 ;million (US$ 762,511,211 in 2023 dollars ) plant and associated buildings. The factory was opened by AMC in 1986 as "Bramalea Assembly", a state-of-the-art robotics -based assembly facility with 2,950,000 square feet (274,000 m) of floor space located on 269 acres (108.9 ha) specifically designed to produce
416-578: The first Challenger SRT Hellcat (VIN #700001) rolled off the assembly line. It sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Las Vegas auction for $ 825,000 to benefit Opportunity Village, a non-profit charity for those with intellectual disabilities in the Las Vegas area. Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, bought the 707-hp "pony car" for his collection. The plant earned "bronze status" in 2015 for its work in implementing "World Class Manufacturing" (WCM),
442-562: The interiors were shared; Canadian-market 1960-61 Darts had Plymouth dashboards. The 1965 to 1966 Dodge Monaco used a Dodge body, with a Plymouth Fury dashboard and interior trim. Not all Canadian-market Chrysler-built vehicles were badge engineered in this manner, however; the DeSoto Diplomat , for example—a rebadged Dodge Dart—was never sold in Canada, where DeSotos were similar to the US models. The Canadian 1960 DeSoto Adventurer looked like
468-761: The loss of 1,000 direct jobs, and declared that production of the Dodge Magnum in Brampton would end in early 2008. On 1 May 2009, both the Brampton Assembly and Windsor Assembly plants were shut down as a result of Chrysler 's bankruptcy protection filing on 30 April 2009, in the United States , affecting about 2,700 employees at the Brampton Assembly and 4,400 at the Windsor Assembly. A Chrysler parts plant in Etobicoke , Toronto operated until 10 May 2009, when it
494-471: The new Bramalea Assembly the Brampton Assembly. In June 1984, American Motors (AMC) established an agreement with the governments of Ontario and Canada to build a new assembly plant. Both the national and provincial governments loaned AMC CA$ 100 million each to build the CA$ 764 million facility. The agreement also included a royalty to the government equal to 1% of the sales price of every vehicle produced at
520-509: The new Jeep Compass on a single shift in the fourth quarter of 2025. The union agreement also includes the installation of air conditioning systems for the plant, a requirement that mandatory shift changes be announced by Wednesday of the week before the change, and also study the possibility of having day-care on-site. Total production through 2023 = 7,147,888 FCA Canada FCA Canada has three manufacturing plants in operation in Canada, and built 535,878 cars and trucks in 2002. In 2007,
546-425: The property is in a rapidly expanding suburb of Toronto, the increasing traffic congestion impeeds shipments while the outright sale of the land would make it excellent for housing development. In 2022, Stellantis announced a $ 2.8 billion (3.6 billion Canadian dollars) investment, thus preserving the futures of its Canadian operations in Windsor and Brampton assembly plants. This includes Brampton Assembly Plant making
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#1732870109387572-484: Was 2,871 (2,733 hourly; 138 salaried), working two shifts. In 2012, employees at the Chrysler factories in Windsor and Brampton, Ontario ratified the CAW's labor agreement by an overwhelming majority, without any information from the automaker about plans for new products or investment at either plant. As of December 2012, the Brampton Assembly Plant is the single largest employer in Canada's 11th largest city. On 19 August 2014,
598-416: Was closed down for 30 to 60 days, affecting 300 employees, while the company through restructuring under court-ordered creditor protection. After the reorganization, Chrysler announced the launch of new models of the 300 and Charger to be produced in the Brampton assembly plant, beginning in 2010. The factory began production of the redesigned 2011 Chrysler 300 in January 2011. At this time, total employment
624-448: Was originally opened as the "Bramalea Assembly" under American Motors. At the time, AMC had another facility that was known as " Brampton Assembly " which was located at Kennedy Road/Steeles Avenue in Brampton. It had been built and operated from 1961 until 1992 under American Motors and later Chrysler, assembling American Motors and Jeep vehicles. As the previous facility was shut down and sold off for warehouse use in 1992, Chrysler called
650-493: Was said to be the oldest FiatChrysler had in North America at that time. The attached "Brampton Satellite Stamping", which opened in 1991, was built for the launch of the Chrysler LH platform . At that time, Brampton Assembly operated with three shifts of production. It is the city of Brampton's largest employer, with over 4,200 people working there. On 19 July 2007, Chrysler Group announced an investment of US$ 1.2 billion in
676-744: Was stopped and the U.S. and Canadian marque and model ranges are fully aligned. Historically, Stellantis Canada sold vehicles under the Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler, DeSoto, Valiant, and Imperial marques . Presently there are four marques: Dodge, Ram, Jeep, and Chrysler. Dodge is the mainstream car and van line, Jeep is the main SUV range, Chrysler is the premium line, and Ram is the range of trucks and truck-based SUVs. Stellantis Canada has other operations in Canada: Canadian Auto Workers Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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